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Historical Events on September 2

  • Cleopatra VII

    44 BC

    Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

  • Battle of Copenhagen (1807)

    1807

    The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.

  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    1862

    American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

  • Atlanta Campaign

    1864

    American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.

  • Big Stick ideology

    1901

    Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.

  • Pacific War

    1945

    World War II: Combat ends in the Pacific Theater: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

  • North Vietnam

    1945

    Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  • Jawaharlal Nehru

    1946

    The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President with the powers of a Prime Minister.

  • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

    2013

    The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.

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