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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 4th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 4, 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. On July 4, 1881, Tuskegee Institute opened, beginning a glorious history of educating mostly African American students. On July 4, 1910, heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson, an African-American, knocked out former champion Jim Jeffries, a white man, to become the premier boxer in the world. On…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 3rd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 3, 1863, the Army of the Potomac fought a defensive battle against the Army of Northern Virginia at the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. On July 3, 1890, Idaho was admitted to the Union as the 43rd US State. On July 3, 1940, the Royal Navy (on purpose) pounded a French fleet moored at the Algerian port of Mers-el-Kebir, sinking three…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 2nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 2, 1776, The Thirteen British Colonies voted to declare themselves independent from the crown. On July 2, 1777, Vermont became the first territory in what had just (kind of) become the United States to abolish slavery. On July 2, 1816, a French sailing ship, the Méduse, struck bottom off the coast of Mauritania, dooming the vessel. On July 2, 1937,…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on July 1st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On July 1, 1863, the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania began, perhaps the most important battle of the US Civil War. Pursuant to the British North America Act, on July 1, 1867, the colonies of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada, which began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on June 30th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On June 30, 1559, King Henry II of France engaged in a jousting tournament when his opponent’s lance pierced the face guard of Henry’s helmet, sending splinters into his face, eye, and brain. On June 30, 1882, the assassin of President Garfield, Charles J. Guiteau, was executed by hanging in Washington, D.C. On June 30, 1908, the Tunguska region of Siberia, Russia was rocked by an incredible…