July 4
Today is the 185th day of 2021; there are 180 days left in the year. Today is Independence Day.
1776 - The United States formally declared independence from Great Britain when the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence.
1802 - The United States Military Academy opened at West Point, New York.
1804 - Author Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts.
1826 - Death claimed the second and third presidents of the United States: John Adams died at age 90 in Braintree, Massachusetts, while Thomas Jefferson died at age 83 at Monticello, his home near Charlottesville, Virginia.
1831 - James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, died at age 73 in New York City.
1845 - American writer Henry David Throeau moved into his shack on Walden Pond to begin a two-year experiment in simple leaving.
1862 - Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice's Adventures Underground to the Liddell sisters.
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born in Plymouth, Vermont.
1884 - The Statue of Liberty was presented as a gift to the United States from France in Paris.
1895 - Katharine Lee Bates published America the Beautiful.
1946 - The Philippines became independent of U.S. sovereignty.
1958 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed auxilliary bishop of Krakow in his native Poland.
1959 - America's 49-star flag, recognizing Alaska's statehood, was unveiled.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law.
1976 - The United States celebrated its Bicentennial. President Gerald Ford made stops in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and New York, where more than 200 ships paraded up the Hudson River in Operation Sail.
1976 - Israeli commandos raided Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing almost all of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by pro-Palestinian hijackers.
1987 - Former Getaspo chief Klaus Barbie was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.
1997 - The U.S. Pathfinder probe landed in Mars.
2010 - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.
2011 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to his country after undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba.
2012 - The European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, announced the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson.
2016 - NASA received a radio signal from the solar-powered Juno spacecraft confirming that it was in orbit around the planet Jupiter after a trip of nearly five years and 1.8 billion miles.
2020 - Protesters in Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city’s Inner Harbor.
Birthdays
23 - Malia Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
24 - Daniela Nieves (actress)
26 - Post Malone (rapper)
27 - Era Istrefi (singer)
30 - Laci Mosley (actress)
33 - Angelique Boyer (actress)
38 - Melanie Fiona (singer)
39 - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (reality star)
39 - Mo McRae (actor)
43 - Becki Newton (actress)
46 - John Lloyd Young (actor/singer)
47 - Jenica Bergere (actress)
50 - Al Madrigal (actor)
56 - Tracy Letts (actor)
69 - John Waite (singer)
78 - Geraldo Rivera (TV host)
78 - Annette Beard (singer)
81 - Karolyn Grimes (actress)
82 - Ed Bernard (actor)
84 - Ray Pillow (country singer)
94 - Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
97 - Eva Marie Saint (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 4
1910 - In what was billed as "The Fight of the Century," Black world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson defeated white former champ James J. Jeffries in Reno, Nevada. After the bout, race riots broke out in several areas of the country.
1934 - Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight.
1939 - Lou Gehrig, stricken with ALS, made his farewell at Yankee Stadium, telling fans "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
1954 - West Germany defeats Hungary 3-2 in Switzerland to win the World Cup.
1960 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees becomes the 18th player in major league history to hit 300 career home runs.
1980 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded his 3,000th career strikeout.
1980 - Martina Navratilova won her sixth straight Wimbledon singles championship and her eighth overall.
1984 - Phil Niekro of the New York Yankees becomes the ninth player in major league history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
1999 - Pete Sampras defeats fellow American Andre Agassi to win his third straight Wimbledon crown.
2003 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after turning himself in to police. He was released after posting a $25,000 bond.
2009 - Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship.
Today is the 185th day of 2021; there are 180 days left in the year. Today is Independence Day.
1776 - The United States formally declared independence from Great Britain when the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence.
1802 - The United States Military Academy opened at West Point, New York.
1804 - Author Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts.
1826 - Death claimed the second and third presidents of the United States: John Adams died at age 90 in Braintree, Massachusetts, while Thomas Jefferson died at age 83 at Monticello, his home near Charlottesville, Virginia.
1831 - James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, died at age 73 in New York City.
1845 - American writer Henry David Throeau moved into his shack on Walden Pond to begin a two-year experiment in simple leaving.
1862 - Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice's Adventures Underground to the Liddell sisters.
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born in Plymouth, Vermont.
1884 - The Statue of Liberty was presented as a gift to the United States from France in Paris.
1895 - Katharine Lee Bates published America the Beautiful.
1946 - The Philippines became independent of U.S. sovereignty.
1958 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed auxilliary bishop of Krakow in his native Poland.
1959 - America's 49-star flag, recognizing Alaska's statehood, was unveiled.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law.
1976 - The United States celebrated its Bicentennial. President Gerald Ford made stops in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Independence Hall in Philadelphia and New York, where more than 200 ships paraded up the Hudson River in Operation Sail.
1976 - Israeli commandos raided Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing almost all of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by pro-Palestinian hijackers.
1987 - Former Getaspo chief Klaus Barbie was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.
1997 - The U.S. Pathfinder probe landed in Mars.
2010 - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.
2011 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return to his country after undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba.
2012 - The European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, announced the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson.
2016 - NASA received a radio signal from the solar-powered Juno spacecraft confirming that it was in orbit around the planet Jupiter after a trip of nearly five years and 1.8 billion miles.
2020 - Protesters in Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city’s Inner Harbor.
Birthdays
23 - Malia Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
24 - Daniela Nieves (actress)
26 - Post Malone (rapper)
27 - Era Istrefi (singer)
30 - Laci Mosley (actress)
33 - Angelique Boyer (actress)
38 - Melanie Fiona (singer)
39 - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino (reality star)
39 - Mo McRae (actor)
43 - Becki Newton (actress)
46 - John Lloyd Young (actor/singer)
47 - Jenica Bergere (actress)
50 - Al Madrigal (actor)
56 - Tracy Letts (actor)
69 - John Waite (singer)
78 - Geraldo Rivera (TV host)
78 - Annette Beard (singer)
81 - Karolyn Grimes (actress)
82 - Ed Bernard (actor)
84 - Ray Pillow (country singer)
94 - Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
97 - Eva Marie Saint (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 4
1910 - In what was billed as "The Fight of the Century," Black world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson defeated white former champ James J. Jeffries in Reno, Nevada. After the bout, race riots broke out in several areas of the country.
1934 - Boxer Joe Louis won his first professional fight.
1939 - Lou Gehrig, stricken with ALS, made his farewell at Yankee Stadium, telling fans "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
1954 - West Germany defeats Hungary 3-2 in Switzerland to win the World Cup.
1960 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees becomes the 18th player in major league history to hit 300 career home runs.
1980 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded his 3,000th career strikeout.
1980 - Martina Navratilova won her sixth straight Wimbledon singles championship and her eighth overall.
1984 - Phil Niekro of the New York Yankees becomes the ninth player in major league history to record 3,000 career strikeouts.
1999 - Pete Sampras defeats fellow American Andre Agassi to win his third straight Wimbledon crown.
2003 - Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after turning himself in to police. He was released after posting a $25,000 bond.
2009 - Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship.
