July 02

Sunday 02, 2000:

Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) after more than 70 years of continuous rule from the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).

Friday 02, 1976:

North and South Vietnam, divided since 1954, reunite to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Friday 02, 1937:

Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.

Monday 02, 1900:

First zeppelin flight on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Tuesday 02, 1613:

led by Samuel Argall.