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August 2nd is known as Coloring Book Day as well as Ice Cream Sandwich Day.

We’d like to welcome you to the 214^{th day of the year, with only days remaining in 2025.}

Get the most interesting facts you can find right here about this day throughout history. Here we’re going to look at what historical events made August 2 so important in history.

Did you know that on this day in 1776, the finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed? This final version had been approved by Congress almost a month prior.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about August 2^{nd in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on August 2 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2022\r\n\r\n
Researchers in South Korea developed a tattoo that monitors a person’s health.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The non-invasive “tattoo” applied on the skin is integrated with a wireless chip that will then be connected to an electrocardiogram (ECG) device or other biosensors. The goal was to alert the patient of any potential health issues.\r\n\r\n
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2018\r\n\r\n
Musical.ly and TikTok merged, combining the users of both apps to form one community.\r\n\r\n
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1990\r\n\r\n
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sent his troops to invade Kuwait. This historical invasion was the catalyst for the eventual war between Iraq and the West. The emirate was taken in one day.\r\n\r\n
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1980\r\n\r\n
A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The improvised explosive device (IED) was made with 20 kilograms of a TNT mixture, and was detonated inside Bologna’s main railway station, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.\r\n\r\n
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1955\r\n\r\n
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Four days previously, the United States declared that it would send artificial satellites into Earth’s orbit. This prompted the USSR to announce that it would do the same, and the race began. The space race ended just shy of twenty years later when the Soviet Union collapsed. The newly-formed Russian Federation agreed to peacefully work on future space ventures with the United States and its allies.\r\n\r\n
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1934\r\n\r\n
Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1873\r\n\r\n
Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1870\r\n\r\n
The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.\r\n\r\n
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The tracks run under the River Thames, linking Tower Hill and Tooley Street.\r\n\r\n
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1858\r\n\r\n
Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1858\r\n\r\n
Britain took power over the Indian government.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1791\r\n\r\n
Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
They were the first father-son pair to receive an American patent.\r\n\r\n
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1776\r\n\r\n
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.\r\n\r\n
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1695\r\n\r\n
English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1610\r\n\r\n
English sea explorer Henry Hudson reached the Hudson Bay, which was named after him.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
On this day, Hudson thought he had found a passage through the continent that would lead them to Asia.\r\n\r\n
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1100\r\n\r\n
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.\r\n\r\n
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If you were born on this day, you actually have the same birthday as Charli XCX. Here are some other famous people born on August 2nd.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Charli XCX\r\n\r\n
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Singer\r\n\r\n\r\n
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