THE DAY IN HISTORY · AUGUST 2
August 2 in history
What happened on August 2: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 216 BC and 1945, each linked to the map that shows it.
216 BC
Cannae. Hannibal’s smaller army swallows eight Roman legions whole — the double envelopment every general since has dreamed of.
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— Potsdam Conference
17 Jul–2 Aug 1945 — The victors divide Germany into occupation zones. Mid-conference Truman learns the bomb test worked, and mentions “a new weapon” to Stalin — who already knows.
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