Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Today is the 245th day of 2026. There are 120 days left in this year.
Notable Events
1789
The U.S. Treasury Department was established.
1864
Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces enter Atlanta, a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city, ending the Atlanta Campaign.
1945
Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam an independent republic.
1963
Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers.
1963
CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1985
It was announced that a U.S.-French expedition had located the wreckage of the Titanic about 560 miles off Newfoundland.
1992
The United States and Russia agreed to build a space station.
1996
Muslim rebels and the Philippine government signed a pact formally ending a 26-year insurgency that killed more than 120,000 people.
1998
A Swissair jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 aboard.
Notable Deaths
1969
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (b. 1890)