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Historical events & facts — July 2
What happened on July 2?
On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination on grounds of race, colour, religion, sex or national origin. The law, driven by the movement led by Martin Luther King Jr., legally ended racial segregation in the United States. Johnson reportedly commented upon signing: "We have lost the South for a generation."
On July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest of the engagement: the Confederates attacked both flanks of the Union line in epic fighting at places such as Little Round Top, the Wheat Field and the Peach Orchard. The Union army barely held on, laying the groundwork for the decisive victory that would be completed the following day.
On July 2, 1937, pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the world along the equator. Earhart was already the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo. Her disappearance, despite a massive search, was never solved and remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
Notable birthdays — July 2
Famous people born on July 2
Juan N. Méndez
Juan Nepomuceno Laureano Méndez Sánchez was a Mexican general, a Liberal politician and confidant of Porfirio Díaz, and interim president of the Republic for a few months during the Porfiriato. He served from 6 December 1876 until 17 February 1877.
Károly Kárpáti
Károly Kárpáti was a Hungarian Olympic wrestling champion of Jewish heritage.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist.
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Émery Lumumba was a Congolese politician, independence leader and revolutionary who served as the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic from June until September 1960, following his party's success in the May 1960 election. Lumumba was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961.
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina for ten years, from 1989 to 1999. He identified as Peronist, serving as President of the Justicialist Party for 13 years, and his political approach became known as Menemism.
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