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.
1789 – 1st US tariff act signed by President Washington.
1802 – US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)
1831 – “American (My Country ‘Tis of Thee”) is 1st sung in Boston.
1865 – First edition of “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published.
1884 – Statute of Liberty presented to US in Paris.
1925 – 44 die when Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses.
1939 – Lou Gehrig is first MLB player to have his number (4) retired on his “Appreciation Day” at Yankee Stadium, makes iconic “luckiest man” speech.
1942 – 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WWII)
1944 – 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, US fleet near Iwo Jima.
1950 – The first broadcast by Radio Free Europe.
1959 – America’s new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled.
1964 – Beachboys’ “I Get Around” reaches #1.
1970 – Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40” debuts on LA radio.
1981 – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: John McEnroe ends Bjorn Borg’s streak of 5 straight Wimbledon titles with a 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 win.
1993 – Pizza Hut blimp deflates and lands safely on W 55th street in NYC.
1996 – Hot Mail, a free internet E-mail service begins.
2009 – The Statute of Liberty’s crown reopens to the public after 8 years, due to security reasons following the World Trade Center attacks.
2017 – North Korea tests first successful intercontinental ballistic missile into Sea of Japan.