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In response to
"1776 � American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -- nm"
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Beaker
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Beaker (aka anniebecca)
Jul 4 '13, 04:39
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1802 � At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opened.
1826 � Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, died the same day as John Adams, second president of the United States, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence.
1886 � The people of France offered the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
1939 � Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, told a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considered himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announced his retirement from major league baseball.
1976 � Israeli commandos raided Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
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