TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013

Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2013. There are 182 days left in the year.

1787 ― De Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered

1843 ― An alligator falls from the sky during a Charleston, S.C., thunderstorm

1858 ― Partial emancipation of Russian serfs

1862 ― Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges

1890 ― Sherman Antitrust Act prohibits industrial monopolies

1956 ― Elvis Presley records “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel”

1966 ― Billie Jean King wins her first of six Wimbledon single titles

1976 ― Formal reunification of North and South Vietnam

1976 ― Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual

1990 ― Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi found not guilty of racketeering