History for July 4

History for July 4 - On-This-Day.com
Stephen Foster 1826, Calvin Coolidge (U.S.) 1872 - 30th President of the United States, Mitch Miller 1911


Ann Landers 1918, Abigail Van Buren 1918, Neil Simon 1927, George Steinbrenner 1930


American Independence Day--1776 - The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the President of the Continental Congress in America.


1802 - The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY.