Notable births, deaths, events, and other random things that have occurred on this very historic day:
- July 4th is the 185th calendar day in every year – we have 180 days left – weird
- In 1827, slavery was abolished in New York State
- In 1845, henry David Thoreau left for his 2 year journey into the wildnerness
- In 1886, the French offer the United States the Statue of Liberty
- Ulyssess S. Grant birthday
- Ann Landers’ birthday
- George Steinbrenner’s birthday
- Malia Ann Obama (President Obama’s eldest daughter) celebrates her birthday
- Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe both passed away on this day
- Joseph Goddard was born on this day – check out his blog in my links on the right side of the page
I am sure many other great things have happened on arguably the most badass holiday of the year. Post comments to anything you think should have made this list.
Have a great 4th of July Weekend!
See you all next week,
Sam Sawyer
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