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*Other* notable events from July 4
1803 – The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people.
1826 – John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third President of the United States respectively, both die on the fiftieth anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence, of which they were both signatories.
1827 – Slavery is abolished in New York State.
1837 – Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opens between Birmingham and Liverpool.
1855 – In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, titled Leaves of Grass, is published.
1865 – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published.
1946 – After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
Here is the link, so your celebration should be a good one.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on July 4, 2009 at 06:45 AM in History | Permalink
Comments
"attains full independence": that's odd. When Americans describe other countries' colonies becoming independent, they usually say "won independence".
Posted by: dearieme at Jul 4, 2009 8:00:19 AM
they are also usually describing a country that is largely "dependent" on foreign aid. go figure.
Posted by: josh at Jul 4, 2009 9:07:43 AM
I'd wager a number of these were designed to cash in on the July 4 festivities. July 5 would return fewer notable dates.
Posted by: athelas at Jul 4, 2009 10:13:38 AM
I'm sure that the independence of the Philippines was planned to take place on the Fourth of July. As for Adams and Jefferson, even as a child I was fascinated by what must be one of American history's biggest coincidences.
Posted by: Peter at Jul 4, 2009 10:17:26 AM
Also, James Monroe died on 4 July 1831.
Posted by: Bob Subrick at Jul 4, 2009 3:37:10 PM
louis armstrong was not born on july 4, 1900, but he claimed to have been, and he may have thought he was.
Posted by: babar at Jul 4, 2009 5:41:58 PM
