History Blog

July 2

Happy Birthday Robert Ito–94 Polly Holliday–88 Saul Rubinek–77 Wendy Schaal–71 Johnny Weir–41 Ashley Tisdale–40 Lindsay Lohan–39 ; 1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which prohibits certain business activities that federal government regulators deem to be anti-competitive, and requires the federal government to investigate and pursue trusts ; 1964 – Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.