On This Day: July 2

8 verified moments happened on July 2. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1881🔫 A disgruntled office-seeker shoots President James Garfield at a Washington train station.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY, President James A. Garfield shot (Jul 2 1881)
2. 1921Jack Dempsey knocks out Georges Carpentier in boxing's first million-dollar gateSports · Source: Wikipedia, 'Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier' (July 2, 1921, Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City)
3. 1937🌊 Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during her attempt to fly around the world.USA 250 · Source: HISTORY.com, Amelia Earhart disappears (July 2 1937)
4. 1962🛒 Sam Walton opens the first Walmart discount store in Rogers, Arkansas, seeding a global retail empire.History · Source: Walmart, 'Walmart History' (Jul 2 1962)
5. 1964✍️ President Johnson signs sweeping legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.USA 250 · Source: National Archives, Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed (Jul 2 1964)
6. 1997🕶 Men in Black opens, pairing Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as black-suited agents who keep Earth's aliens secret with a flash of the neuralyzer.Movies · Source: History.com / Wikipedia: US release
7. 2010🖐️ Luis Suarez's goal-line handball draws a red card, Asamoah Gyan misses the penalty, and Uruguay beats Ghana in a shootout.Soccer · Source: Goal.com; CBS Sports (Jul 2 2010)
8. 2023Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR's first street race, in his Cup debut, on the streets of ChicagoStock Car Racing · Source: NASCAR.com — inaugural Chicago Street Race, Jul 2, 2023; SVG won in his debut