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- 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining.
- 1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence is signed.
- 1802 US Military Academy officially opens at West Point, NY.
- 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of the Scarlet Letter, is born in Massachusetts.
- 1826 John Adams & Thomas Jefferson die.
- 1831 Baptist clergyman Samuel Francis Smith penned the American patriotic hymn,'America' ('My Country, 'tis of Thee').
- 1865 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published.
- 1876 1st public exhibition of electric light held in San Francisco.
- 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris.
- 1894 Republic of Hawaii established.
- 1914 1st US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks).
- 1946 Philippines gains independence from US.
- 1960 Mickey Mantle hits career homer # 300.
- 1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin.
- 1985 Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins.
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