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Today in History July 2 1978 Highlights and Birthdays
The section recaps events on this date from 1881 to recent years, noting Garfield shot and died later, Morrill Act signing, Sherman Antitrust Act, Army Air Corps creation, Amelia Earhart disappearance, Vichy government move, Lyndon Johnson heart attack, extradition of James Earl Ray, oil export curbs, and OPEC price agreement. It also lists birthdays: Thurgood Marshall turning 70, Luci Johnson at 31, and playwright Ed Bullins at 43, with a thought from Thomas Edison on hustling.
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Associated Press
James Garfield
Chicago
Charles Guiteau
Washington Railroad
Sta
Abraham Lincoln
Land Grant College
U.S. Army
Air Corps
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
Vichy
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
Patrick Nugent
Luci Baines Johnson
Ed Bullins