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2 August in history.

5 moments from 1784 to 1986: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Hayao Miyazaki at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con

1986

Castle in the Sky. Castle in the Sky, the first film made by Studio Ghibli, was released in Japan.

Wikipedia: Castle in the Sky

Photo: Natasha Baucas at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdnatasha/ / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

More from 2 August

  1. Exhibit in the Science Museum, London, UK

    1784

    The mail coach

    The first British mail coach ran from Bristol to London, much faster than riders on horseback.

    Wikipedia: Mail coach

    Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  2. Title page of 1790 U.S. Census of Population and Housing

    1790

    The first US census is complete

    The first count of people in the United States found about 3.9 million people.

    Wikipedia: 1790 United States census

    Photo: U.S. Census Bureau / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Location of the en:Tower Subway , London. Extracted from Reynolds' Shilling Map , en:1895

    1870

    The Tower Subway

    A tunnel under the River Thames opened with a small cable-hauled carriage, one of the world's first underground railways.

    Wikipedia: Tower Subway

    Photo: The original uploader was ChrisO at English Wikipedia . / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Cloud chamber

    1932

    The positron

    Physicist Carl Anderson spotted the positron in cloud chamber photographs, the first antimatter ever found.

    Wikipedia: PositronWikipedia: Carl David Anderson

    Photo: Rolf Kickuth / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.