1636 – The City of Providence, Rhode Island formed.
1776 – According to popular legend the Liberty Bell rings for the Second Continental Congress.
1776 – US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain.
1796 – 1st Independence Day celebration is held.
1802 – US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)
1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
1831 – “America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee) is 1st sung in Boston.
1845 – Texas Congress votes for annexation to US.
1861 – In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops.
1881 – Booker T. Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute (Alabama)
1895 – Katherine Lee Bates publishes “America the Beautiful”
1914 – 1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City, KS)
1931 – 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium.
1941 – Howard Florey & Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin.
1956 – US most intense rain fall (1.23″ in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland.
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 on W.56th street in NYC.
1996 – Hot Mail, a free internet E-mail service begins.
2009 – The Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks.
2015 – US golfer Bubba Watson announces he will paint over Confederate flag on Dukes of Hazard car General Lee.
About Author
