Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 2, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 2, 1923, the 29th president of the United ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress. In 1923, U.S. President Warren G. Harding died ...

Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States and the eighth president from Ohio, served from 1921 until his unexpected death from a heart attack on Aug. 2, 1923, while on a tour of the ...

Born: November 2, 1865 in Corsica, Ohio... First United States senator to be elected president... An air of scandal and corruption infuses the legacy of the Harding administration. His election, ...