Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. Date: August 2, 1934 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1934 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. Date: August 2, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon. Date: August 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅…

The Holocaust: Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months. Date: August 2, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia. Date: August 2, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends. Date: August 2, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261. Date: August 2, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)