On this day: July 2

POSTED: 11:01 AM PDT Jun 27, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Jul 01, 2012 

A president is shot, a Supreme Court justice is born, aliens land -- or not -- and an acting legend passes, all on this day in history.

July 2 OTD - The Jacksons
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Epic Records

1984: Epic Records sets a record as 2 million copies of the Jacksons' "Victory" album were shipped to stores. It was the first time that such a large initial shipment had been made.

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