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Today in History: July 2

1625 The Spanish army takes Breda, Spain, after nearly a year of siege.

1776 The Continental Congress resolves with the Declaration of Independence that the American colonies "are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States."

1858 Czar Alexander II frees the serfs working on imperial lands.

1863 The Union left flank holds at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

1926 Congress establishes the Army Air Corps.

1964 President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law.

1980 President Jimmy Carter reinstates draft registration for males 18 years of age.


Born on July 2

1489 Thomas Cranmer, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533-1556).



Joke of the Day

My wife asked me if I wanted kids...

I told her, no, but I wouldn't mind playing with the box they came in.