Supernova in Crab Nebula noted by Chinese and Arab Astronomers
Crusader Army wiped out by Saladin at Horns of Hattin
City of Providence, Rhode Island, officially formed
French & Indian War: George Washington surrenders Ft Necessity
US Military Academy at West Point opens
US government announces the Louisiana Purchase
Nathaniel Hawthorne born
Giuseppe Garibaldi, founding father of modern Italy, born
Construction of Erie Canal begins
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die
Whitman publishes first edition of 'Leaves of Grass'
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from Gettysburg
Carroll publishes 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
Calvin Coolidge born
France offers US the Statue of Liberty
Actress Gloria Stuart (Cameron's 'Titanic') born
President Wilson addresses the survivors of Gettysburg
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife buried in Vienna
Nicholas II and his family killed in Russia by Bolsheviks
Playwright Neil Simon born
Chemist Marie Curie dies
'Luckiest Man on Earth' Lou Gehrig retires from baseball at Yankee Stadium
Nazis massacre Polish intellectuals at Lviv in Ukraine
Battle of Kursk commences on the Eastern Front (July 4/5)
The Philippines attains its independence
Radio Free Europe makes its first broadcast
LBJ signs the Freedom of Information Act into law
Klaus Barbie convicted of crimes against humanity; sentenced to life in prison
NASA's Pathfinder lands on Mars
Steve McNair, former QB, murdered
Particles consistant with the Higs Boson are discovered at the Hadron Collider in CERN