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On This Day In History for August 2, 2023

This is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days remaining in 2023.

It was on this date in 1610, that During Henry Hudson’s search for the Northwest Passage, he sailed into what is now known as Hudson Bay

On August 2, 1790, The first United States Census was conducted

August 2, 1870, Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opened in London, England, United Kingdom

Also today in 1873, The Clay Street Hill Railroad began operating the first cable car in San Francisco’s famous cable car system

It was on this date in 1932, that The positron (antiparticle of the electron) was discovered by Carl D. Anderson

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon on this date in 1939

It was 41 years ago today that The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, was opened to the general public.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Swiss paleontologist and scholar, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, born on this date in 1672.

Born August 2, 1754, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. Pierre Charles L’Enfant.

Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric was born on that same date in 1835.

Indian chemist and academic, Prafulla Chandra Ray was born 162 years ago today.

Born August 2, 1892, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. Jack L. Warner.

Also born on that same date in 1902,  American mathematician (d.1997), Mina Rees.

Born August 2, 1924, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Carroll O’Connor.

Ceylon-American engineer and academic, K. Arulanandan, born on this date in 1925.

British-Irish actor and producer, Peter O’Toole was born 91 years ago today.

Born August 2, 1934, Russian general and cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky.

Also born on that same date in 1949,  Hungarian general and cosmonaut, Bertalan Farkas.

Also turning 70 today is American actor Butch Patrick.

Listener Birthdays

4 – Clark & Diana (Awesome people and the kids of Gary from Jacksonville)

6 – Fritz The German

6 – Julie Tomasi

8 – Philippa Ballantine

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  2, 2023

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