- July 2, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress.
- 1714 German composer Christoph Willibald Gluck was born in Erasbach.
- 1776 the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."
- 1864 President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure establishing the National Statuary Hall inside the former House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol.
- 1881 President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged in June 1882.)
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2014. There are 182 days left in the year.
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