July 2 in History

Historical Events on July 2

706 In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.

1613 The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.

1822 Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.

1839 Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship Amistad.

1890 The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.

1921 World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox-Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Imperial Germany.

1937 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.

1940 Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.

1964 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.

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Famous Birthdays on July 2

1937 Richard Petty

1957 Bret Hart

1984 Johnny Weir

1989 Alex Morgan

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Famous Deaths on July 2

1778 Jean-Jacques Rousseau

1914 Joseph Chamberlain

1961 Ernest Hemingway

1997 James Stewart

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