July 2

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year, 182 days remaining

1777 - Vermont becomes the first American state to abolish slavery.

1850 - The self-contained gas mask is patented by Benjamin J. Lane.

1900 - First zeppelin flight on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

1962 - The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.

1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits segregation in public places.

Birthday

Currysauce mit Oregano - ist das ein Rezept? ;-)
1820 - George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon

1877 - Hermann Hesse, German-born writer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Hesse

1904 - René Lacoste, French tennis player
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Lacoste