Historical Events for 2nd August 2022

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1832 - Battle of Bad Axe, Wisconsin: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk and Fox Native Americans ending the Black Hawk War in the US
1861 - Skirmish at Dug Springs, Missouri results in Union victory
1941 - Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia
1959 - Future Hall of Fame 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 MLB home runs in SF Giants 5-3 win v Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 - 35th Chicago College All-Star Game: Green Bay 34, All-Stars 17, 69,917 at Soldier Field
1983 - STS-8 vehicle moves to launch pad
1984 - Jeff Blatnick becomes first American to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Los Angeles Olympics, Blatnick was in remission for Hodgkin’s disease
1987 - Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49mph) in winning the Marlboro 500 at the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan
1998 - Curtis Cup Women's Golf, Minikahda GC: US beats Great Britain and Ireland 10-8
2009 - US Open Senior Men's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Fred Funk wins by 6 strokes from Joey Sindelar with a tournament record score (-20)

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