June 1865 - Martin Robison Delany was the first black military officer to achieve the rank of Major in the U.S. Army.
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July 1, 1889 - Frederick Douglass named U.S. Minister to Haiti.
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July 2, 1872 - Elijah McCoy patents his first self-lubricating locomotive engine. The quality of his inventions helped coin the phrase "The Real McCoy".
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President Johnson signs Civil Rights Bill - 1964
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July 3, 1688 - The Quakers in Germantown, Pa., make the first formal protest against slavery.
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July 5, 1892 - Andrew J. Beard patents rotary engine.
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