US: Independence Day: Happy July 4th!
Death anniversary in 1826 of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
“America the Beautiful” was published in 1895.
In 1970, “America’s Top 40” radio show premiered with host Casey Kasem.
Birth anniversaries of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), Stephen Foster (1826-1864) and Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864).
1776 - The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.
1802 - The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY.
1817 - Construction began on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River.
1910 - Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match.
1934 - Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight.
1934 - At Mount Rushmore, George Washington's face was dedicated.
1959 - The 49-star U.S. flag was debuted.
1960 - The 50-star U.S. flag made its debut in Philadelphia, PA.
1966 - U.S. President Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act, which went into effect the following year.
1976 - The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial.
1987 - Klaus Barbie, the former Gestapo chief known as the "Butcher of Lyon," was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.
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