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.

Monday 02, 1900:

First zeppelin flight on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Tuesday 02, 1776:

The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain, though a formal Declaration of Independence is not adopted until July 4.

Sunday 02, 1578:

Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island.