Video: 'Wild Bill Hickok Shot - Decades TV Network' (Aug. 2, 1876, at 38:50)
(Wednesday, August 2, 1876, 4:15 p.m. local time) — James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, the 39-year-old legendary gunfighter of the American West, was shot and killed today while playing poker at Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged. Continue reading Frontiersman ‘Wild Bill’ Hickok shot and killed in Deadwood 150 years ago this hour (Aug 2 1876)
(Saturday, August 2, 1986) — “Glory of Love” by Peter Cetera peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Aug. 2/9, 1986). Continue reading ‘Glory of Love’ by Peter Cetera peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago today (Aug 2 1986)
(Saturday, August 2, 1986) — “Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)” by Pet Shop Boys peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)’ by Pet Shop Boys peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago today (Aug 2 1986)
Video: 'August 2, 1776 - The Day America signed Independence'
(Friday, August 2, 1776; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — Delegates to the Second Continental Congress meeting today in Philadelphia began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence, which had been approved July 4, 1776. Continue reading Delegates begin signing U.S. Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today (Aug 2 1776)
