July 2 in History
What happened on July 2 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on july 2 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on july 2 in history.
?>1980
President Jimmy Carter reinstates draft registration for males 18 years of age.
1976
North and South Vietnam are officially reunified.
1967
The U.S. launches Operation Buffalo in Vietnam.
1964
President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law.
1961
Novelist Ernest Hemingway commits suicide at his home in Ketchum, Idaho.
1937
American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappears in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world.
1926
Congress establishes the Army Air Corps.
1881
Charles J. Guiteau fatally wounds President James A. Garfield in Washington, D.C.
1863
The Union left flank holds at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
1858
Czar Alexander II frees the serfs working on imperial lands.
1822
Denmark Vesey is executed in Charleston, South Carolina, for planning a massive slave revolt.
1776
The Continental Congress resolves with the Declaration of Independence that the American colonies “are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.”
1747
Marshall Saxe leads the French forces to victory over an Anglo-Dutch force under the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Lauffeld.
1644
Oliver Cromwell crushes the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor.
1625
The Spanish army takes Breda, Spain, after nearly a year of siege.
1298
An army under Albert of Austria defeats forces led by Adolf of Nassau.