History for July 2 - On-This-Day.com
Hermann Hesse 1877 - German poet, novelist, painter, Jean Rene Lacoste 1904 - Tennis player, businessman, Thurgood Marshall 1908 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Medgar Evers 1925 - Civil rights activist from Mississippi, Dave Thomas 1932 - Founder for Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Richard Petty 1937 - Auto racer
1926 - The U.S. Congress established the Army Air Corps.
1962 - Wal-Mart Discount City opened in Rogers, Arkansas. It was the first Walmart store.
1964 - U.S. President Johnson, with strong opposition from democrats, signed the "Civil Rights Act of 1964" into law. The act made it illegal in the U.S. to discriminate against others because of their race.
The Senate Vote
- Democratic Party: 46–21
- Republican Party: 27–6
The House vote
- Democratic Party: 153–91
- Republican Party: 136–35