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Today in History: August 2, verdict in “Black Sox” trial

On August 2, 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted seven former Chicago White Sox players and two others in the 'Black Sox' scandal, though they were later banned from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The article also notes other historical events occurring on August 2, including the first U.S. Census in 1790 and the death of President Warren G. Harding in 1923.

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