July 4

July 4th is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining.

Events:

• 1776 - United States' approval of its Declaration of Independence from Great Britain
• 1863 - The Vicksburg Campaign, US Civil War - Vicksburg is taken by Union army
• 1865 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland published.

Births:

• 1826 - Stephen Foster, songwriter: "Oh! Susanna," "Camptown Races"
• 1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States
• 1883 - Rube Goldberg, cartoonist
• 1918 - Ann Landers, advice columnist
• 1918 - Abigail Van Buren, advice columnist and twin sister to Ann Landers
• 1924 - Eva Marie Saint, actress: North by Northwest, On the Waterfront
• 1930 - George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees
• 1943 - Geraldo Rivera, reporter, talk show host

Deaths:

• 1826 - John Adams, 2nd president of the United States and Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States. In a remarkable coincidence, both of these framers of the United States Declaration of Independence died on the 50th anniversary of its adoption.
• 1891 - Hannibal Hamlin, US politician

Holidays:

United States: Independence Day

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