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Events
- 1776 - American Revolution: the United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress
- 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
- 1827 - Slavery is abolished in New York State.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege.
- 1886 - The people of France offer the Statue of Liberty to the people of the United States.
- 1913 - President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
- 1918 - Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
- 1943 - The Battle of Kursk begins
- 1950 - The first broadcast by Radio Free Europe.
- 1976 - Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
Births
- 1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
- 1807 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot (d. 1882)
- 1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
- 1882 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
- 1902 - Meyer Lansky, Jewish gangster (d. 1983)
Deaths
- 1826
- John Adams, 2nd President of the United States (b. 1735)
- Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States (b. 1743)
- 1831 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (b. 1758)
- 1891 - Hannibal Hamlin, U.S. Vice President (b. 1809)
- 2008 - Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921)
