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Historical Events on July 2

  • Qianling Mausoleum

    706

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

  • Denmark Vesey

    1822

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

  • Portuguese rule in Brazil

    1823

    Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

  • La Amistad

    1839

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

  • Sherman Antitrust Act

    1890

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

  • Lake Constance

    1900

    The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, 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.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    1964

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

  • Augusto Pinochet

    1986

    Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.

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