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  • Near present-day Farmington and Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1754
    George Washington

    Washington's surrender

    Near present-day Farmington and Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1754

    The full Virginia Regiment joined Washington at Fort Necessity the following month with news that he had been promoted to command of the regiment and to colonel upon the death of the regimental commander. The regiment was reinforced by an independent company of 100 South Carolinians led by Captain James Mackay, whose royal commission outranked that of Washington, and a conflict of command ensued. On July 3, a French force attacked with 900 men, and the ensuing battle (Battle of Fort Necessity) ended in Washington's surrender. In the aftermath, Colonel James Innes took command of intercolonial forces, the Virginia Regiment was divided, and Washington was offered a captaincy which he refused, with resignation of his commission.




  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1776
    Flag of the United States

    Declaration of Independence

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1776

    At the time of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776, the Continental Congress would not legally adopt flags with "stars, white in a blue field" for another year. The flag contemporaneously known as "the Continental Colors" has historically been referred to as the first national flag.




  • Mantua, Italy
    Monday Jul 4, 1796
    Napoleon

    Siege of Mantua

    Mantua, Italy
    Monday Jul 4, 1796

    The French then focused on the Austrians for the remainder of the war, the highlight of which became the protracted struggle for Mantua. The Austrians launched a series of offensives against the French to break the siege, but Napoleon defeated every relief effort, scoring victories at the battles of Castiglione, Bassano, Arcole, and Rivoli.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1798
    George Washington

    Lieutenant General

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1798

    Washington grew restless in retirement, prompted by tensions with France, and he wrote to Secretary of War James McHenry offering to organize President Adams' army. In a continuation of the French Revolutionary Wars, French privateers began seizing American ships in 1798, and relations deteriorated with France and led to the "Quasi-War". Without consulting Washington, Adams nominated him for a lieutenant general commission on July 4, 1798 and the position of commander-in-chief of the armies.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1819
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Illinois

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1819

    The flag was changed to have 21 stars, with a new star to be added for Illinois.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1820
    Flag of the United States

    23 Stars

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1820

    The flag was changed to have 23 stars. (for Alabama and Maine)




  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1822
    Flag of the United States

    24 Stars

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1822

    The flag was changed to have 24 stars. (for Missouri)


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1827
    Sojourner Truth

    process of emancipating those people enslaved in New York was completed

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1827

    In 1799, the State of New York began to legislate the abolition of slavery, although the process of emancipating those people enslaved in New York was not complete until July 4, 1827. Dumont had promised to grant Truth her freedom a year before the state emancipation, "if she would do well and be faithful." However, he changed his mind, claiming a hand injury had made her less productive. She was infuriated but continued working, spinning 100 pounds of wool, to satisfy her sense of obligation to him.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1845
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Florida

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1845

    The flag was changed to have 27 stars. (for Florida)


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1846
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Texas

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1846

    The flag was changed to have 28 stars. (for Texas)


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1847
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Iowa

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1847

    The flag was changed to have 29 stars. (for Iowa)


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1848
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Wisconsin

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1848

    The flag was changed to have 30 stars. (for Wisconsin)


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1851
    Flag of the United States

    Star for California

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1851

    The flag was changed to have 31 stars. (for California)


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1858
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Minnesota

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1858

    The flag was changed to have 32 stars. (for Minnesota)


  • U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1859
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Oregon

    U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1859

    The flag was changed to have 33 stars. (for Oregon)


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1861
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Kansas

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1861

    The flag was changed to have 34 stars. (for Kansas)


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1863
    Flag of the United States

    Star for West Virginia

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1863

    The flag was changed to have 35 stars. (for West Virginia)


  • Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1864
    Memorial day

    Boalsburg ladies

    Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1864

    On July 4, 1864, ladies decorated soldiers' graves according to local historians in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Boalsburg promotes itself as the birthplace of Memorial Day. However, no reference to this event existed until the printing of the History of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers in 1904.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1865
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Nevada

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1865

    The flag was changed to have 36 stars. (for Nevada)


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1867
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Nebraska

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1867

    The flag was changed to have 37 stars. (for Nebraska)


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1877
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Colorado

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1877

    The flag was changed to have 38 stars. (for Colorado)


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jul 4, 1884
    Statue of Liberty

    Ferdinand de Lesseps

    Paris, France
    Friday Jul 4, 1884

    Laboulaye died in 1883. He was succeeded as chairman of the French committee by Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Suez Canal. The completed statue was formally presented to Ambassador Morton at a ceremony in Paris on July 4, 1884, and de Lesseps announced that the French government had agreed to pay for its transport to New York.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1890
    Flag of the United States

    5 More stars

    U.S.
    Friday Jul 4, 1890

    The flag was changed to have 43 stars. (for North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho)


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1891
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Wyoming

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1891

    The flag was changed to have 44 stars. (for Wyoming)


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1896
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Utah

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1896

    The flag was changed to have 45 stars. (for Utah)


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1908
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Oklahoma

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1908

    The flag was changed to have 46 stars. (for Oklahoma)


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1912
    Flag of the United States

    48 Stars flag

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1912

    The flag was changed to have 48 stars. (for New Mexico, Arizona)


  • Hungary
    Friday Jul 4, 1919
    Hungarian–Romanian War

    The Hungarian Army Had Retreated South of The Hungarian–Czechoslovak demarcation Line

    Hungary
    Friday Jul 4, 1919

    By 4 July, the Hungarian Army had retreated 15 km south of the Hungarian–Czechoslovak demarcation line.


  • Germany
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1933
    Martin Bormann

    The Personal Secretary to Rudolf Hess

    Germany
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1933

    Bormann served as personal secretary to Hess from 4 July 1933 until May 1941.


  • Passy, France
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1934
    Marie Curie

    Death

    Passy, France
    Wednesday Jul 4, 1934

    on 4 July 1934, she died at the Sancellemoz sanatorium in Passy, Haute-Savoie, from aplastic anemia believed to have been contracted from her long-term exposure to radiation.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1936
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Arkansas

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1936

    The flag was changed to have 25 stars. (for Arkansas)


  • U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1937
    Flag of the United States

    Star for Michigan

    U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1937

    The flag was changed to have 26 stars. (for Michigan)


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1944
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle arrival at RAF Northolt

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1944

    Upon his arrival at RAF Northolt on 4 June 1944 he received an official welcome, and a letter reading "My dear general! Welcome to these shores, very great military events are about to take place!.


  • Soviet Union, (Russia that time)
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1950
    Korean War

    The Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister accused the US

    Soviet Union, (Russia that time)
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1950

    On 4 July the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister accused the US of starting armed intervention on behalf of South Korea.


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1957
    Flag of the United States

    The first U.S. postage stamp to feature the flag as the sole subject

    U.S.
    Thursday Jul 4, 1957

    The first U.S. postage stamp to feature the flag as the sole subject was issued July 4, 1957, Scott catalog number 1094.


  • Lakes region of northern Poland, Poland
    Friday Jul 4, 1958
    Pope John Paul II

    Youngest bishop in Poland

    Lakes region of northern Poland, Poland
    Friday Jul 4, 1958

    On 4 July 1958, while Wojtyła was on a kayaking holiday in the lakes region of northern Poland, Pope Pius XII appointed him as the Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków. He was then summoned to Warsaw to meet the Primate of Poland, Bishop of Sophene and Vågå. At the age of 38, Wojtyła became the youngest bishop in Poland.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1959
    Flag of the United States

    Alaska joined the U.S. flag

    U.S.
    Saturday Jul 4, 1959

    The flag was changed to have 49 stars. (for Alaska)


  • U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1960
    Flag of the United States

    The Current Flag

    U.S.
    Monday Jul 4, 1960

    The flag was changed to have 50 stars. (for Hawaii)


  • Uganda
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976
    Shimon Peres

    Entebbe rescue operation

    Uganda
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976

    Peres and Rabin were responsible for approving what became known as the Entebbe rescue operation, which took place on 4 July 1976.


  • New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976
    Statue of Liberty

    New Lighting System

    New York, U.S.
    Sunday Jul 4, 1976

    A powerful new lighting system was installed in advance of the American Bicentennial in 1976. The statue was the focal point for Operation Sail, a regatta of tall ships from all over the world that entered New York Harbor on July 4, 1976, and sailed around Liberty Island. The day concluded with a spectacular display of fireworks near the statue.


  • Turkey
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1978
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    Marriage

    Turkey
    Tuesday Jul 4, 1978

    Erdoğan married Emine Gülbaran (born 1955, Siirt) on 4 July 1978.


  • Barcelona, Spain
    Sunday Jul 4, 1982
    Diego Maradona

    To Europe, "To Barca"

    Barcelona, Spain
    Sunday Jul 4, 1982

    After the 1982 World Cup, in June, Maradona was transferred to Barcelona in Spain for a then world record fee of £5 million ($7.6 million).


  • Slovenia
    Thursday Jul 4, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    The two sides disengaged

    Slovenia
    Thursday Jul 4, 1991

    With a ceasefire now in force, the two sides disengaged. Slovenian forces took control of all of the country's border crossings, and YPA units were allowed to withdraw peacefully to barracks and to cross the border to Croatia.


  • Rwanda
    Monday Jul 4, 1994
    Rwandan genocide

    The Liberation Day for Rwanda

    Rwanda
    Monday Jul 4, 1994

    The Liberation Day for Rwanda would come to be marked as 4 July and is commemorated as a public holiday.


  • United Kingdom
    Tuesday Jul 4, 2006
    Richard Branson

    Branson sold his Virgin Mobile company to NTL:Telewest

    United Kingdom
    Tuesday Jul 4, 2006

    On 4 July 2006, Branson sold his Virgin Mobile company to UK cable TV, broadband, and telephone company NTL:Telewest for £900million.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 2007
    Flag of the United States

    The flag in longest used

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 4, 2007

    On July 4, 2007, the 50-star flag became the version of the flag in longest use, surpassing the 48-star flag that was used from 1912 to 1959.


  • Santiago, Chile
    Saturday Jul 4, 2015
    Lionel Messi

    Copa America 2015

    Santiago, Chile
    Saturday Jul 4, 2015

    After extra time, Chile won 4–1 on penalties


  • Oslo, Norway
    Tuesday Jul 4, 2017
    Harald V

    The 80th Birthday Gift To His Wife

    Oslo, Norway
    Tuesday Jul 4, 2017

    When the King and Queen turned 80 years in 2017, the King decided to open the former royal stables to the public as a gift to his wife, the Queen. The new venue was named The Queen Sonja Art Stable and is the first institution owned by the royal family which is permanently open to the public.


  • Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Wednesday Jul 4, 2018
    Tham Luang cave rescue

    Breathing difficulty

    Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Wednesday Jul 4, 2018

    On 6 July, the oxygen level in the cave was detected to have dropped, raising fears that the boys might develop hypoxia if they remained for a prolonged time.


  • Flushing
    Sunday Jul 4, 1610

    Cornelis Evertsen Birth

    Flushing
    Sunday Jul 4, 1610

    The Elder, Dutch-Swiss vice-admiral was born in the Netherlands.


  • Paris
    Sunday Jul 4, 1610

    Paul Scarron Birth

    Paris
    Sunday Jul 4, 1610

    French writer Paul Scarron was born in Paris.


  • Manisa
    Thursday Jul 4, 1546

    Murad III Brith

    Manisa
    Thursday Jul 4, 1546

    The Sultan of Turkey, Murad III, was born in Manisa, the Ottoman Empire.


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