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| July 4th |
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| About July 4th is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 180 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Aphelion, the point in the year when the Earth is farthest from the Sun, occurs around this date. July 4th is Independence Day and a federal holiday in the United States. Births 1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. President 1929 - Al Davis, Hall of Fame football owner 1930 - George Steinbrenner, MLB owner (New York Yankees) Deaths 1826 - John Adams, 2nd U.S President 1826 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President 1831 - James Monroe, 5th U.S. President 1891 - Hannibal Hamlin, 15th U.S. Vice President 1995 - Eva Gabor, actress (Green Acres) 2005 - Hank Stram, Hall of Fame football coach 2008 - Jesse Helms, former U.S. Senator (North Carolina) 2009 - Steve McNair, professional quarterback Events 1776 - The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress which proclaims the independence of the United States. 1799 - The Revolutionary Monument was completed in Lexington, Massachusetts, and is the oldest standing war memorial in the United States. 1802 - United States Military Academy opens at West Point, New York. 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American public. 1919 - Jack Dempsey defeats heavyweight champion Jess Willard in under 10 minutes before 45,000 fans in searing heat in Toledo, Ohio, to become the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. 1997 - NASA's Mars Pathfinder becomes the first United States spacecraft to land on Mars in over two decades after traveling for seven months and over 120 million miles. |
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