All Events

Historical Events on July 4

  • Illinois campaign

    1778

    American Revolutionary War: American forces under George Clark capture Kaskaskia during the Illinois campaign.

  • New York State

    1827

    Slavery is abolished in New York State.

  • Jack Johnson (boxer)

    1910

    African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States.

  • Battle of Hamel

    1918

    World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.

  • Burning of the Riga synagogues

    1941

    World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.

  • Philippines

    1946

    After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.

  • Freedom of Information Act (United States)

    1966

    U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Freedom of Information Act into United States law. The act went into effect the next year.

  • September 11 attacks

    2009

    The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.

  • Large Hadron Collider

    2012

    The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.

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Famous Deaths on July 4

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