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.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE ROME MAP →
— Potsdam Conference
17 Jul–2 Aug 1945 — The victors meet at Potsdam and divide Germany into occupation zones. During the conference Truman learns that the atomic bomb test has succeeded. He mentions “a new weapon” to Stalin, who already knows about it.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE COLD WAR MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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