Event:
Twenty-five drug cartel gunmen are reported killed by the Mexican Army in a clash in Tamaulipas
More Notable Events on September 2:
1971 Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors win their 1st U.S. Open tennis matches
1941 Academy copyrights Oscar statuette
1940 Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedicated
1937 U.S. Housing Authority created by National Housing Act
1789 U.S. Treasury Department established by Congress
