1636 – City of Providence, Rhode Island form.
1776 – US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain.
1776 – According to popular legend the Liberty Bell rings for the Second Continental Congress.
1796 – 1st Independence Day celebration is held.
1802 – US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY).
1831 – “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)” is 1st sung in Boston.
1845 – Texas Congress votes for annexation to US.
1865 – First edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is published.
1884 – Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris.
1895 – Katherine Lee Bates publishes “America the Beautiful.”
1910 – The US Congress pass the Mann-Elkins Act, an important piece of railroad reform legislation.
1931 – 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium.
1941 – Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin.
1944 – 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, US fleet near Iwo Jima.
1954 – Dr. Sam Sheppard’s wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime).
1960 – America’s new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled.
1970 – Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” debuts on LA radio.
1993 – Pizza Hut blimp deflates & lands safely on W 56th street in NYC.
2006 – Space Shuttle program: STS-121 Mission – Space Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC.
2009 – The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Center attacks.
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