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Historical Events
on July 2nd
- Lead Story
- Johnson signs Civil Rights Act,1964
- American Revolution
- Congress votes for independence,1776
- Automotive
- Chevrolet builds 1 millionth Corvette,1992
- Civil War
- The second day of battle at Gettysburg,1863
- Cold War
- Soviet Union rejects Marshall Plan assistance,1947
- Crime
- President Garfield shot,1881
- Disaster
- Pilgrim stampede kills 1,400,1990
- General Interest
- Mutiny on the Amistad slave ship,1839
- Zeppelin demonstrates airship,1900
- Amelia Earhart disappears,1937
- Hollywood
- Men in Black premieres,1997
- Literary
- Stephen Hawkings breaks British bestseller records,1992
- Music
- "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')" is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts,1977
- Old West
- Chief Tecumseh urges Indians to unite against whites,1809
- Presidential
- President Garfield is shot,1881
- Sports
- Helen Wills Moody wins final Wimbledon,1938
- Vietnam War
- Republican Congressional leaders attack Johnson's policy,1964
- World War I
- Greece declares war on Central Powers,1917
- World War II
- American bombers deluge Budapest, in more ways than one,1944
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