Note:
These historical tidbits have been
collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet. As detailed in this article,
there is a lot of wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because
most websites do not validate with authoritative sources. On RF Cafe,
events
with hyperlinks have been verified.
All will eventually be either verified or removed.
Please
submit
significant historical events and dates for inclusion in these lists. I will be glad to
include your name and birthday. Please do not submit your death date ;-)
July 2
1862: Nobel laureate Sir William Bragg, after whom Bragg's Law of diffraction is named, was born. 1900: The first Zeppelin flight (LZ1) occurred over Lake Constance, Germany. 1926: The U.S. Congress established the Army Air Corps. 1934: Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world at the equator. 1962: The first Wal-Mart store opened for business in Rogers, AR. 1979: The first U.S. coin to honor a woman, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, was introduced. 1980: President Jimmy Carter reinstated draft registration (selective service) for males 18 years of age. 1982: Larry Walters using a lawn chair hoisted by 42 helium-filled weather balloons, rose to 16,000 feet after taking off from San Pedro, CA. 1997: Actor Jimmy Stewart, film star ("It's a Wonderful Life") and WWII bomber pilot, died. 2002: Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
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