This Day In History
July 04
American colonies declare independence U.S. declares independence Lewis and Clark celebrate July 4 Death of the founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die First edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is published Confederates surrender Vicksburg Heat wave strikes Northeast U.S. troops march through Paris to Lafayette's tomb Dempsey defeats Willard Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon born Polish general fighting for justice dies tragically A sensationalized murder trial inspires The Fugitive Fiat unveils the "Nuova Cinquecento" South Vietnamese officers plot coup Thieu vows to wipe out corruption The Clash play their first live gig Soviets rock for peace Pathfinder lands on Mars
American colonies declare independence U.S. declares independence Lewis and Clark celebrate July 4 Death of the founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die First edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is published Confederates surrender Vicksburg Heat wave strikes Northeast U.S. troops march through Paris to Lafayette's tomb Dempsey defeats Willard Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon born Polish general fighting for justice dies tragically A sensationalized murder trial inspires The Fugitive Fiat unveils the "Nuova Cinquecento" South Vietnamese officers plot coup Thieu vows to wipe out corruption The Clash play their first live gig Soviets rock for peace Pathfinder lands on Mars
