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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 ;-)
A couple years ago, I began commemorating the birthdays of notable people and events with special
RF Cafe logos. Where available, I like to use images from postage stamps from the country where
the person or event occurred.
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.