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- 2013Diana Nyad, 64, makes record swim from Cuba to FloridaOn September 2, 2013, 64-year-old Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage for protection.View More →
- 1995Michael Jackson earns his 12th and final solo #1 with “You Are Not Alone”On September 2, 1995, pop star Michael Jackson’s song “You Are Not Alone” reaches no.View More →
- 1969Vietnamese president and communist icon Ho Chi Minh dies
President Ho Chi Minh of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam dies of a heart attack in Hanoi.View More → - 1945Vietnam declares its independence from France
Hours after Japan’s surrender in World War II, Vietnamese communist Ho Chi Minh declares the independence of Vietnam from France.View More → - 1862Union general George B. McClellan is restored to full commandPresident Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B.View More →
- 1789Congress founds U.S. Treasury
The United States Treasury Department is founded on September 2, 1789.View More → - 1666The Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London began on this day when sparks from a baker’s oven ignited his home. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze consumed 80 per cent of the city.View More → - 1666Great Fire of London begins
In the early morning hours of September 2, 1666, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II’s baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge.View More →
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