Ken P's Today in History
July 4

What happened in history on this day: July 4? Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics, creating several timelines of history. Here you will find specific events from those databases for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company, Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins. On July 4 in ... Walt Disney Company history: 1927 - The Criterion Theatre in Los Angeles premieres the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles. 1936 - David Hilberman begins work at the Disney studio. 1949 - Filming begins in England on Treasure Island. 1955 - A pre-opening party is held at the Disneyland site for employees. 1956 - The Indian War Canoes attraction begins operation in Frontierland at Disneyland. 1962 - The Indian Trading Post shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. 1975 - Buena Vista Distribution releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film The Apple Dumpling Gang to theaters in the US. The film is based on a book by Jack M. Bickham. 1979 - The first baby is born at Disneyland, Teresa Salcedo, born to Rosa and Elias Salcedo of Los Angeles. 1984 - The World Premiere Circle-Vision theater opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, sponsored by PSA. Previous name of the theater was Circle-Vision 360. The pre-show attraction film is All Because Man Wanted to Fly, with main film being American Journeys. 1986 - In Disneyland, the Country Bear Jamboree is renamed Country Bear Playhouse. 1987 - The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction opens in Westernland at Tokyo Disneyland. 1991 - The CBS TV network airs the two-hour TV special Disney's Great American Celebration. 1992 - The CBS TV network airs the show Celebrate the Spirit! Disney's All-Star 4th of July Spectacular. 1994 - The Les Mystères du Nautilus attraction opens in Discoveryland at Euro Disneyland. 1998 - In Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mickey's Hometown Parade is performed. A resident of the city was the first-prize winner in an essay contest. 1999 - David Geffen (of DreamWorks SKG) and Stanley Gold (on Disney board of directors) negotiate a settlement for the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by Jeffrey Katzenberg against Disney. Katzenberg is paid an undisclosed amount (US$280 million) for a two percent bonus in perpetuity from all film and TV shows produced or acquired while he was at Disney. 1999 - The Bear in the Big Blue House Show begins performances in Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. 2001 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. The Master Control Program from the film Tron is used to represent a computer interface. 2006 - The show Encore! closes at the Broadway Music Theater in Tokyo DisneySea. 2014 - The Alice In Wonderland ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland re-opens with new special effects and other enhancements. Chevrolet Corvette history: 1962 - The Pike's Peak Hillclimb is held. Finishing 2nd in +2.0 class and 3rd overall is the Corvette driven by Frank Peterson. Finishing 3rd in +2.0 class and 4th overall is the Corvette driven by Al Daniels. 1971 - At the Michigan International Speedway, B.F. Goodrich and American Viscose sponsor three days of racing. John Greenwood and Bob Johnson win the 36-car four-hour endurance race in a Corvette. 1977 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, a 250-mile race is held. Finishing 4th in GTO class and 4th overall is the #99 Corvette driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 5th in GTO class and 5th overall is the #68 Corvette driven by Rick Hay. Finishing 8th in GTO class and 8th overall is the #22 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider. Finishing 9th in GTO class and 9th overall is the #40 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz. Finishing 10th in GTO class and 10th overall is the #55 Corvette driven by Rick Thompkins. Finishing 11th in GTO class and 11th overall is the Autodyne #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso and Emory Donaldson. Finishing 13th in GTO class and 16th overall is the #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith. Finishing 20th in GTO class and 31st overall is the Al Levenson #02 Corvette driven by Al Levenson. Placing 26th in GTO class and 42nd overall is the #19 Corvette driven by Gene Felton. Placing 31st in GTO class and 47th overall is the #77 Corvette Greenwood driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood set a new track lap record of 197.85 MPH. 1978 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, an IMSA 250-mile race is held. Finishing 4th in GTX class and 9th overall is the #14 Corvette driven by Javier Garcia. Finishing 5th in GTO class and 14th overall is the #04 Corvette driven by Rick Thompkins and Herb Jones, Jr. Placing 6th in GTX class and 16th overall is the #68 Corvette driven by Rick Hay. Finishing 7th in GTO class and 27th overall is the Al Levenson #0.5 Corvette driven by Al Levenson and Tom Brown. Placing 10th in GTO class and 34th overall is the #11 Corvette driven by Carmen Lista. Placing 12th in GTO class and 38th overall is the #40 Corvette driven by Emory Donaldson and Joe Cotrone. Placing 13th in GTO class and 39th overall is the Autodyne Inc. #48 Corvette driven by Lyn St. James and John Carusso. Placing 17th in GTO class and 45th overall is the RJV Enterprises #65 Corvette driven by Richard Valentine. Placing 10th in GTX class and 46th overall is the #99 Corvette driven by Phil Currin. Placing 12th in GTX class and 51st overall is the J.L.P. Racing #18 Corvette driven by John Paul and Michael Keyser. Placing 20th in GTO class and 54th overall is the #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith. 1979 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, the IMSA Paul Revere 250 race is held. Finishing 1st in GTO class and 4th overall is the #99 Corvette driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 4th in GTO class and 8th overall is the Autodyne #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso and Lyn St. James. Placing 8th in GTO class and 22nd overall is the Dale Kreider #75 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider. Finishing 10th in GTO class and 24th overall is the #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith. Finishing 6th in GTX class and 26th overall is the #15 Corvette driven by Luis Sereix and Javier Garcia. Placing 16th in GTO class and 37th overall is the Al Levenson #0.6 Corvette driven by Al Levenson and Tom Brown. Placing 18th in GTO class and 41st overall is the #40 Corvette driven by Emory Donaldson and Joe Cotrone. Placing 21st in GTO class and 46th overall is the #51 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz. Placing 22nd in GTO class and 48th overall is the #69 Corvette driven by William Wessel. 1980 - At the Circuito di Monza raceway in Italy, the Swiss Corvette Club International holds the fourth Vette-Euro-Meet 80, over three days. 1981 - At the Lime Rock park raceway in Lime Rock, Connecticut, the Kendall Cup Weekend / CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 3 race is held. Finishing 1st is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Greg Pickett. Finishing 4th is the Full-Time #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 6th is the Pickett Racing #9 Corvette, driven by Jerry Brassfield. Finishing 7th is the Swiss Chalet #94 Corvette, driven by Eppie Wietzes. Finishing 10th is the Flying Tiger #35 Corvette, driven by Bard Boand. Finishing 14th is the Corvette America #46 Corvette, driven by Jack Broomall. Finishing 16th is the Herb Forrest #82 Corvette, driven by Herb Forrest. In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards. In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Jepsen #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt, Jr. In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the Executive/Huffaker #98 Corvette, driven by Tom Frank. In 28th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #3 Corvette, driven by Tony Brassfield. In 31st place, but not finishing the race, is the #74 Corvette, driven by Peter Dus. 1982 - At the Seattle International Raceway in Kent, Washington, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 5 race is held. Finishing 4th is the Rick Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark. Finishing 5th is the B.C. Auto Body #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine. Finishing 6th is the Full-Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 8th is the Euro-Petroleum #9 Corvette, driven by Jerry Brassfield. Finishing 11th is the Weymouth's #20 Corvette, driven by Jeff Weymouth. In 15th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pearson Air #73 Corvette, driven by Dan Pearson. In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is The Technequip #47 Corvette, driven by Wayne Harper. In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Executive Motorhome/Huffaker #24 Corvette, driven by Tom Frank. In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Pearson Air #83 Corvette, driven by Earl Pearson. 1999 - A race is held at Pike's Peak International Raceway. John Heinricy finishes second, driving a Corvette C5. 2003 - At the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, round six of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup is held. Finishing 5th is the Trenton Forging #2 Corvette, driven by Stuart Hayner. Finishing 6th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman. Finishing 8th is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak. Finishing 11th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg. In 14th place, but not finishing the race, is the Cenweld-McNichols #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman. In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is the kidprintID.com #56 Corvette, driven by Tom Sloe. In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the ROH Wheels #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo. 2005 - At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lakeville, Connecticut, the New England Grand Prix race is held, round four of the American Le Mans Series. Finishing 1st in GT1 class and 3rd overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta. Finishing 2nd in GT1 class and 4th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. Finishing 5th in GT1 class an 7th overall is the Corvette C5-R driven by Ryan Dalziel and Alex Figge. 2020 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 5th in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Nick Tandy. World War II history: 1940 - The British Air Ministry directs Bomber Command to focus attacks on German shipping and warships. 1940 - A French Court Martial sentences Charles de Gaulle in absentia to four years in prison for treason. 1941 - (daytime) Twelve British Blenheim bombers attack Bremen, bombing an aircraft factory and a minesweeper. Four planes are shot down. 1942 - In North Africa, British General Claude Auchinleck counterattacks German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's forces outside El Alamein. The Axis defence holds. 1942 - (about 2200 hours) First Sea Lord Dudley Pound orders the British aircraft carrier Victorious, plus battleships and cruisers to abandon Arctic convoy PQ-17 of 33 ships headed for the Soviet port of Murmansk. Six remaining destroyer escorts also leave the slow-moving freighter convoy. The merchant ships are instructed to disperse and proceed to Soviet ports. This was done for fear of the German battleship Tirpitz attacking the convoy. 1943 - General Wladyslaw Sikorski, head of Poland's government in exile, is killed in a plane crash off Gibraltar. New Premier is Mikolajczyk. 1943 - Three ships of a convoy of Canadian supply ships en route to the Sicily operation are torpedoed and sunk, with the loss of 58 men, 500 vehicles, and 40 guns. 1943 - The American Forces Network radio program begins airing from England. 1944 - (0500 hours) In France, Operation Windsor begins, with Canadian 3rd Infantry Division beginning an attack on Carpiquet village and airport, west of Caen. Allied field guns and naval cannon begin a bombardment of the airfield. 1944 - J. Lawton Collins leads the US 7th Corps in a drive down the west coast of the Cotentin peninsula, but fails. 1944 - The Blitzmaedel (German Women's Army Corps) evacuates the Hotel Moderne in Paris, France. 1945 - An Anglo-American agreement is signed, to use an atomic bomb on Japan. 1992 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Sevastopol. 1994 - Ghana issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. 2012 - Marshall Islands issues ten postage stamps commemorating the 70th anniversary events of World War II in 1942. Canadian coin history: 1851 - The British Treasury replies to Francis Hincks' May 14 letter, again stating that regulation of currency is the responsibility of the Crown. 1952 - The Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted. USA coin history: 1829 - US President Andrew Jackson lays the cornerstone for the second Mint building at the corner of Chestnut and Juniper Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1864 - Congress passes an act to build a mint at Dalles City, Oregon. 1926 - The US Mint begins ceremonial strikings of the American Independence Sesquicentennial commemorative coins. Sports history: 1905 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20-inning game. 1908 - New York Giants' pitcher George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 innings. 1910 - Reno, Nevada, hosts boxing match between black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and white challenger Jim Jeffries. Johnson knocks out Jeffries in the 15th round. 1911 - Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak. 1912 - Detroit Tigers' pitcher George Mullen no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 7-0. 1914 - First US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City, Kansas). 1919 - Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in 4th round in Cuba for heavyweight boxing championship. 1925 - New York Yankees' Lefty Grove beats Philadelphia Athletics' Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings. 1938 - First game at Shribe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. 1939 - Boston Red Sox' Jim Tabor hits two grand slams in one game. 1939 - New York Yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day. 1954 - Federal Republic of Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern. 1960 - Mickey Mantle hits career homer number 300. 1967 - Philadelphia Phillies' Clay Dairymple ties National League record of six walks in doubleheader. 1969 - Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship. 1980 - Nolan Ryan strikes out Ceasar Geronimo to record his 3000th career strike out. 1982 - Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship. 1983 - New York Yankees' Dave Righetti no-hits the Boston Red Sox. 1984 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR victory at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona, Florida. 1984 - Yuri Sedykh of USSR throws hammer a record 86.33 metres. 1985 - In a 19-inning game (6 hours 10 minutes), which goes until just before 4:00 AM the next day, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 16-13. 1987 - Martina Navratilova wins 6th straight Wimbeldon, defeating Steffi Graf. 1988 - Steffan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon crown. 2004 - Greece beats Portugal 1-0 to win the Euro 2004. 2007 - Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City. 2008 - At the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, American swimmer Michael Phelps sets a world record in the 200-metre individual medley at 1:54.8. 2009 - Serena Williams defeats sister Venus at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 giving her a third Wimbledon title. 2010 - Big Red Mike wins the 151st running of the Queen's Plate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The race winner receives a gold cup and 50 gold sovereigns, as well as 60 per cent of the total purse of $1 million. 2010 - Rafael Nadal wins his second Wimbledon men's tennis title and his eighth career Grand Slam singles title, defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. 2010 - Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson beat Lewis Burton and George Morgan 7-6, (7-4), 6-4 in the all-British mens' doubles final at Wimbledon. 2020 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series. Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Proton USA #55 Mazda DPi driven by Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell. Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia. Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 14th overall is the AIM VASSER SULLIVAN #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz. 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Colorado Rockies by score 5-3. 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 5-1. 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Chicago White Sox by score 6-3. 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-3. 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats San Diego Padres by score 8-2. 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-4. 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 8-3. 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-6. 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-2. 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 4-0. 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-1. 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-3. 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Texas Rangers by score 7-6. 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 3-2. Space exploration history: 1054 - The Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians observe a bright supernova, the remnants of which form the Crab Nebula. 1819 - William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet. 1882 - Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco, California. 1893 - A Borrelly discovers asteroid #369 Aeria. 1919 - M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana. 1978 - L Chernykh discovers asteroid #3332. 1982 - 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards Air Force Base. 1997 - NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. 2005 - NASA's "Copper bullet" from Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies. 2006 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched to the International Space Station. It returns safely on July 17. 2016 - NASA's Juno spacecraft enters orbit around Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet. Extreme weather history: 1956 - US most intense rainfall (1.23 inches in one minute) at Unionville, Maryland. USA history: 1776 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. Twelve colonies adopt the declaration. 1789 - First US tariff act. 1802 - US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, New York). 1817 - Construction on Erie Canal begins with ground-breaking in Utica, New York, USA. The canal will run 350 miles between Buffalo and Albany. 1827 - Slavery is abolished in New York. 1828 - Construction begins on B and O (Baltimore-Ohio), first US passenger railroad. 1829 - The cornerstone is laid by US President Andrew Jackson for the Mint building at the corner of Chestnut and Juniper Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1832 - Song "America" is first sung publicly. 1840 - President Martin Van Buren signs into law the Independent Treasury Act, allowing the federal government to control its own money. 1845 - Texas Congress votes for annexation to US. 1848 - In Washington, D.C., construction begins on a 24,500-pound block of white marble monument to President George Washington. 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln asks Congress for $400 million and 400,000 men to suppress the Southern insurrection. 1863 - Boise, Idaho is founded (later becomes capital of Idaho). 1863 - USA Major General Ulysses S. Grant captures Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1863 - Confederate General Robert Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg, retreating to the South. The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in total casualties of about 48,000. 1864 - Congress passes an act to build a mint at Dalles City, Oregon. 1864 - Constitutional convention convenes in Carson City, to draft a state constitution for Nevada. 1866 - Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying half of Portland, Maine, USA. 1875 - White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg, Mississippi. 1881 - Booker T Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute. 1882 - Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco, California. 1884 - First US bullfight held (Dodge City, Kansas). 1884 - Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris, France. 1888 - First organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona. 1889 - Washington state constitutional convention holds first meeting. 1894 - Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of first US autos at 6 MPH. 1898 - US flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War). 1903 - Pacific Cable (San Francisco, Hawaii, Guam, Philippines) opens, US President Theodore Roosevelt sends first message. 1918 - Altar is dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Washington, USA. 1927 - The Lockheed Vega US military plane first flies. 1933 - Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge. 1946 - The Philippines gain complete independence. 1947 - In the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico, USA, an alien flying craft (allegedly) crashes. 1950 - US President Harry Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans can write own consitution). 1956 - Independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1956 - US most intense rainfall (1.23 inches in one minute) at Unionville, Maryland. 1959 - America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled. 1960 - America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood first unfurled. 1966 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs Freedom of Information Act. 1967 - US Freedom of Information Act goes into effect. 1969 - 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin. 1970 - 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA. 1975 - American bicentennial commemorative coins (quarter-dollar, half-dollar, and dollar) are released to circulation. 1979 - Birth of Teresa Salcedo in Anaheim, California, USA; first baby born at Disneyland, born to Rosa and Elias Salcedo. 1982 - 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards Air Force Base. 2004 - Groundbreaking takes place for the Freedom Tower begins at Ground Zero in New York City. 2007 - The 50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag (48 years), replacing the 48-star flag that flew from 1912 to 1959 (47 years). 2022 - In Highland Park, Chicago, Illinois, 22-year-old Robert Crimo opens gunfire on a parade, killing six people, injuring 30. Other history: 1776 - Declaration of Independence - USA gains independence from Britain. 1883 - Buffalo Bill Cody presents first wild west show, North Platte, Nebraska, USA. 1884 - Statue of Liberty presented to USA in Paris, France. 1946 - Philippines gains independence from USA. 1976 - Raid on Entebbe - Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers. 2007 - The 50-star U.S. flag becomes the longest-flying American flag, replacing the 48-star flag that flew from 1912 to 1959. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/today/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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