07-03-2011, 07:55 PM
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July 4th
1776 ~ The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
1845 ~ Henry David Thoreau began a two-year experiment in simple living at Walden Pond near Concord, Mass.
1855 ~ The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems Leaves of Grass was published.
1885 ~ Birthday of Louis B. Mayer, Movie Executive (one of the M’s in MGM).
1934 ~ Death of Marie Curie, Polish-born scientist, recipient of he Nobel Prize in Physics 1903.
1971 ~ Birthday of Koko, the sign-language gorilla.
1976 ~ The U.S. celebrated its Bicentennial.
1976 ~ Israeli commandos rescued 100 hostages at Entebbe Airport, Uganda.
1982 ~ Birthday of Hannah Harper, Porn Actress.
2006 ~ North Korea tested four short-range, one medium-range, and a long-range missle over the Sea of Japan.
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