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Defend America on Thursday, July 02, 2009 10:01:01 PM
July 2,
1776
Congress votes for independence
On
this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in
Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee's resolution for
independence from Great Britain. The vote is unanimous, with only New
York abstaining.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=50365
July 2, 1864
Congress passes the Wade-Davis Bill
Congress
passes the Wade-Davis Bill, requiring a majority of a seceded state's
white citizens to take an oath of loyalty to the Constitution and
guarantee black equality, but President Abraham Lincoln pocket vetoes
the harsh plan for dealing with the defeated Confederate states.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2231
July 2,
1881
President Garfield is shot
On
this day in 1881, President James A. Garfield, who had been in office
just under four months, is shot by an assassin. Garfield lingered for
80 days before dying of complications from the shooting.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=50757
1890 - The U.S. Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act.
July 2,
1964
Johnson signs Civil Rights Act
On
this day in 1964, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs into law the
historic Civil Rights Act in a nationally televised ceremony at the
White House.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=5145
1976 - The
U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty was not inherently cruel or unusual.
1980 -
U.S. President Jimmy Carter reinstated draft registration for males 18 years of age.