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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2026. There are 120 days left in the year.<\/p>\n

Read more Horoscopes September 2, 2026: Salma Hayek, choose to look for alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n

Today in history:<\/h4>\n

On Sept. 2, 2019, a fire swept a vessel carrying recreational scuba divers that was anchored near an island off the Southern California coast; the captain and four other crew members of the Conception were able to escape the flames, but 34 people who were trapped below died.<\/p>\n

Also on this date:<\/h4>\n

In 1666, the Great Fire of London began, which would destroy more than 13,000 homes and hundreds of additional structures, including St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, over the ensuing three days.<\/p>\n

In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established.<\/p>\n

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman\u2019s forces occupied Atlanta.<\/p>\n

In 1935, a Category 5 hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys on Labor Day, claiming more than 400 lives.<\/p>\n

In 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.<\/p>\n

In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in such fields as math and science.<\/p>\n

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In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.<\/p>\n

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In 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable.<\/p>\n

In 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard.<\/p>\n

In 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina, a National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans.<\/p>\n

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In 2013, on her fifth attempt, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage.<\/p>\n

In 2018, a huge fire engulfed Brazil\u2019s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics.<\/p>\n

In 2024, an attempted jailbreak in Congo\u2019s main prison left at least 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded penitentiary in Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s Birthdays:<\/h4>\n
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  • Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman and former Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth is 89.<\/li>\n
  • Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 78.<\/li>\n
  • Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 78.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Mark Harmon is 75.<\/li>\n
  • Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 74.<\/li>\n
  • Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 66.<\/li>\n
  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is 64.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Keanu Reeves is 62.<\/li>\n
  • Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 61.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Salma Hayek is 60.<\/li>\n
  • R&B singer K-Ci is 57.<\/li>\n
  • Electronic music DJ\/producer Zedd is 37.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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