July 4
Today is the 186th day of 2016, there are 180 days left in the year.
1776 - The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the independence of the colonies from Great Britain.
1802 - The United States Military Academy opened in West Point, New York.
1804 - Author Nathanial 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 Thoreau began a two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born in Plymouth, Vermont.
1884 - The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris.
1946 - The Philippines became independent.
1958 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed auxiliary bishop of Krakow in his native Poland.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law.
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.
1976 - The United States celebrated its Bicentennial.
1987 - Former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.
1997 - The Pathfinder space probe landed on Mars.
2010 - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.
Birthdays
18 - Malia Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
22 - Julianna Rose (actress)
26 - Alyssa Miller (model)
28 - Angelique Boyer (actress)
33 - Isabeli Fontana (model)
33 - Melanie Fiona (R&B singer)
36 - Carrie Keagan (TV host)
38 - Becki Newton (actress)
54 - Neil Morrissey (actor)
55 - Andrew Zimmern (chef)
72 - Ray Meagher (actor)
73 - Geraldo Rivera (TV host)
74 - Floyd Little (football player)
78 - Bill Withers (soul singer)
89 - Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
92 - Eva Marie Saint (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 4
1910 - Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match.
1911 - Ty Cobb goes 0-for-4 at the plate, ending a 40-game hitting streak.
1919 - Jack Dempsey won the world heavyweight championship when he defeated Jess Willard.
1934 - Joe Louis won his first professional boxing match.
1939 - Baseball player Lou Gehrig, afflicted with a fatal illness, bid a tearful farewell at Yankee Stadium in New York, telling fans, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
1954 - West Germany defeats Hungary 3-2 to win the World Cup.
1960 - Mickey Mantle hits his 300th home run.
1980 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded his 3,000th career strikeout.
1980 - Martina Navratilova won her sixth straight and eighth overall Wimbledon championship.
1982 - Jimmy Connors defeats John McEnroe for his final Wimbledon championship.
1984 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR race at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona, Florida.
2003 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after turning himself into police.
2009 - Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus to win Wimbledon for the third time.
2010 - Rafael Nadal wins his second Wimbledon crown and eighth Grand Slam title overall.
Today is the 186th day of 2016, there are 180 days left in the year.
1776 - The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring the independence of the colonies from Great Britain.
1802 - The United States Military Academy opened in West Point, New York.
1804 - Author Nathanial 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 Thoreau began a two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts.
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States, was born in Plymouth, Vermont.
1884 - The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris.
1946 - The Philippines became independent.
1958 - Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was appointed auxiliary bishop of Krakow in his native Poland.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act into law.
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.
1976 - The United States celebrated its Bicentennial.
1987 - Former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie was convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison.
1997 - The Pathfinder space probe landed on Mars.
2010 - Gen. David Petraeus formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.
Birthdays
18 - Malia Obama (daughter of President Barack Obama)
22 - Julianna Rose (actress)
26 - Alyssa Miller (model)
28 - Angelique Boyer (actress)
33 - Isabeli Fontana (model)
33 - Melanie Fiona (R&B singer)
36 - Carrie Keagan (TV host)
38 - Becki Newton (actress)
54 - Neil Morrissey (actor)
55 - Andrew Zimmern (chef)
72 - Ray Meagher (actor)
73 - Geraldo Rivera (TV host)
74 - Floyd Little (football player)
78 - Bill Withers (soul singer)
89 - Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
92 - Eva Marie Saint (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 4
1910 - Race riots broke out all over the United States after African-American Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match.
1911 - Ty Cobb goes 0-for-4 at the plate, ending a 40-game hitting streak.
1919 - Jack Dempsey won the world heavyweight championship when he defeated Jess Willard.
1934 - Joe Louis won his first professional boxing match.
1939 - Baseball player Lou Gehrig, afflicted with a fatal illness, bid a tearful farewell at Yankee Stadium in New York, telling fans, "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
1954 - West Germany defeats Hungary 3-2 to win the World Cup.
1960 - Mickey Mantle hits his 300th home run.
1980 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded his 3,000th career strikeout.
1980 - Martina Navratilova won her sixth straight and eighth overall Wimbledon championship.
1982 - Jimmy Connors defeats John McEnroe for his final Wimbledon championship.
1984 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR race at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona, Florida.
2003 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after turning himself into police.
2009 - Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus to win Wimbledon for the third time.
2010 - Rafael Nadal wins his second Wimbledon crown and eighth Grand Slam title overall.
