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Historical Events on July 2

  • China

    706

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

  • Virginia

    1613

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

  • South Carolina

    1822

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

  • Cuba

    1839

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

  • United States Congress

    1890

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

  • Warren G. Harding

    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.

  • Amelia Earhart

    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.

  • Subhas Chandra Bose

    1940

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

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    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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