It happened on a… August 2

2020

SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico, 1st commercial crewed mission.

Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran’s Divide tour becomes the most attended and highest grossing tour of all time overtaking U2 after 893 days on the road.

Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value

New crypto-currency Bitcoin Cash is created via a hard-fork of Bitcoin’s blockchain technology and brand.

“Breaking Dawn”, 4th book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is published by Little Brown at midnight with a print run of 3.7 million copies.

Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.

The Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool’s Cavern Club.

Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

Adolf Hitler becomes commander-in-chief of German armed forces.

The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.

Charles A. Wheeler patented the first escalator.

Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.