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July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Todd Woodbridge and Jonas Bjorkman beat Julian Knowles and Nenad Zimonjic July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs beat Ai Sugiyama and Liezel Huber July 4, 2004 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Cara Black and her brother Wayne Black beat Todd Woodbridge and Alicia Molik July 4, 2001 Vladivostokavia flight 352 crashes near Burdakovka, killing 145 July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Lindsay Davenport beat Steffi Graf July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes beat July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu beat Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova July 4, 1999 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Leander Paes and Lisa Raymond beat July 4, 1998 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Jana Novotna beat Nathalie Tauziat July 4, 1998 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Finals, Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis beat Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde July 4, 1997 U.S. space probe Pathfinder lands on Ares Vallis Mars July 4, 1996 HotMail, a free internet E-mail service begins July 4, 1995 Birmingham Barracudas play 1st CFL game (vs Winnipeg) July 4, 1994 Russian manned space craft TM-18, lands July 4, 1994 Rwandese Patriot Front occupies Kigali July 4, 1994 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals July 4, 1993 107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) July 4, 1993 Brandie Burton wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic July 4, 1993 Dave Winfield hits 442nd HR to move into 19th place July 4, 1993 Pilar Fort, crowned 25th Miss Black America July 4, 1993 Pizza Hut blimp deflates and lands safely on W 56th street in New York City July 4, 1992 99th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Monica Seles (62 61) July 4, 1992 John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant July 4, 1992 U.S. actress Bobbie Eakes marries author David Stone July 4, 1990 400 New Kids on the Block fans treated for heat exhaustion in Minn July 4, 1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 4, 1990 Wrestler Brutus Beefcake injured during para-sailing July 4, 1990 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address July 4, 1989 14 year old actress Drew Barrymore, attempts suicide July 4, 1989 Unmanned Russian Mig-23 crashes in Bellegem-Kooigem, Belgium (1 dies) July 4, 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles July 4, 1988 102nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Becker (46 76 64 62) July 4, 1988 KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most July 4, 1988 U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290 July 4, 1987 94th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (75 63) July 4, 1987 Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission July 4, 1987 Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so July 4, 1987 Nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" sentenced to life in France July 4, 1985 Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins July 4, 1984 Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial half his ashes next to N Senzaki July 4, 1984 Kallicharran gets 206 and 6-32 in a NatWest Trophy game July 4, 1984 New York Yankee Phil Niekro is 9th to strikeout 3,000 July 4, 1984 Yuri Sedykh of U.S.S.R. throws hammer a record 86.33 m July 4, 1983 New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox July 4, 1982 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie July 4, 1982 4th Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 4 lands at Edwards AFB July 4, 1982 96th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Connors beats J McEnroe (36 63 67 76 64) July 4, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado elected president of Mexico July 4, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 4, 1982 Yankees bat out of order against Indians in 1st inning July 4, 1981 95th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats B Borg (46 76 76 64) July 4, 1981 Clive Rice 105* out of 143 all out, Notts vs. Hants at Bournemouth July 4, 1980 Nolan Ryan is 4th to strikeout 3,000 July 4, 1979 Algerian ex-president Ben Bella freed July 4, 1978 Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order July 4, 1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher July 4, 1977 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie July 4, 1977 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 July 4, 1976 Opening ceremony of the Dai Bosatsu monastery Catskill Mt., New York July 4, 1976 Raid on Entebbe-Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers July 4, 1976 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Bloomington Golf Classic Bicentennial July 4, 1975 82nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (60 61) July 4, 1974 Mike Marshall goes 9-0 with 3 saves in 20 appearances in 30 days July 4, 1973 Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London July 4, 1973 CARICOM - Caribbean Community and Common Market, forms July 4, 1973 In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth" July 4, 1971 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island July 4, 1970 100 injured in race rioting in Asbury Park, New Jersey July 4, 1970 84th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Newcombe beats K Rosewall (57 63 62 36 61) July 4, 1970 Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" debuts on LA radio July 4, 1970 Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons July 4, 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. July 4, 1969 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin July 4, 1969 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62) July 4, 1969 Italian Rumor government resigns July 4, 1969 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. July 4, 1968 Arthur Kopit's "Indians," premieres in London July 4, 1968 Radio astronomy satellite Explorer 38 launched (o 450 m) July 4, 1967 Opening ceremony of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center July 4, 1967 Phillies Clay Dairymple ties NL record of 6 walks in doubleheader July 4, 1966 Beatles attacked in Philippines after insulting Imelda Marcos July 4, 1966 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Freedom of Information Act July 4, 1965 20th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Carol Mann July 4, 1964 71st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats M Court (64 79 63) July 4, 1964 Beachboy's "I Get Around" reaches #1 July 4, 1962 Island Records begins July 4, 1962 KIKU (now KHNL) TV channel 13 in Honolulu, HI (IND) 1st broadcast July 4, 1960 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright July 4, 1960 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled July 4, 1960 Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 HRs July 4, 1959 66th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Darlene Hard (64 63) July 4, 1959 America's new 49-star flag honoring Alaska statehood unfurled July 4, 1959 Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony July 4, 1958 72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11) July 4, 1957 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts temporary tax increase July 4, 1956 Independence National Historical Park forms in Philadelphia July 4, 1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland July 4, 1954 WMSL (WYUR, now WAFF) TV channel 48 in Huntsville, AL (ABC) begins July 4, 1954 West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern July 4, 1953 60th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats D Hart (86 75) July 4, 1953 Imre Nagy succeeds Matyas Rakosi as premier of Hungary July 4, 1952 66th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats J Drobny (46 62 63 62) July 4, 1952 Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted July 4, 1950 Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 July 4, 1950 Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution) July 4, 1947 61st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom P Brown (61 63 62) July 4, 1946 Anti Jewish riots in Kielce Poland, 42 die July 4, 1946 Philippines gains independence from U.S. July 4, 1944 1,100 U.S. guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Normandy July 4, 1944 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, U.S. fleet near Iwo Jima July 4, 1944 Allied assault on Carpiquet airport at Caen July 4, 1944 Gestapo arrests German Social Democrat Julius Leber July 4, 1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) July 4, 1942 U.S. air offensive against nazi-Germany begins July 4, 1941 Latvia partisans shoot 416 Jews dead July 4, 1941 Politburo of Yugoslav Communist Party reorganizes July 4, 1941 Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin July 4, 1940 British destroys French battle fleet at Oran, Algeria, 1267 die July 4, 1940 German occupiers forbids anti-nazis speeches July 4, 1939 Red Sox Jim Tabor hits 2 grand slams in 1 game July 4, 1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day July 4, 1938 1st game at Shribe Park, Phila; Braves beat Phillies 10-5 July 4, 1938 France-Turkish friendship treaty July 4, 1936 49th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Hull Jacobs beats H Sperling (62 46 75) July 4, 1936 League of Nations starts sanctions against Italy July 4, 1934 Jordanians revolt in Amsterdam after reduction in employment July 4, 1933 Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge July 4, 1932 Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario July 4, 1931 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium July 4, 1931 1st trailside museum opens in Cleveland Metroparks July 4, 1930 43rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Elizabeth Ryan (62 62) July 4, 1929 AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down July 4, 1927 Ir Sukarno forms PNI (Perserikatan Nasional Indonesia) in Batavia July 4, 1926 Baronie soccer team forms in Breda Neth July 4, 1926 NSDAP-party forms in Weimar July 4, 1925 44 die when Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses July 4, 1925 45th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats J Borotra (63 63 46 86) July 4, 1925 Yanks Lefty Grove beats A's Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings July 4, 1923 Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title July 4, 1919 ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms July 4, 1919 Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series July 4, 1919 Jack Dempsey KOs Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship July 4, 1918 Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa July 4, 1914 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) July 4, 1913 37th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A F Wilding beats McLoughlin (86 63 10-8) July 4, 1912 Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0 July 4, 1912 Jack Johnson TKOs Jim Flynn in 9 for heavyweight boxing title July 4, 1911 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) at Vernon, Vermont (state record) July 4, 1911 106 degrees F (41 degrees C) at Nashua, New Hampshire (state record) July 4, 1911 Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak July 4, 1911 White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak July 4, 1910 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title July 4, 1908 New York Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn July 4, 1907 Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title July 4, 1906 Great Britain, France and Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia July 4, 1905 Philadelphia A's beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game July 4, 1903 Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, President TR sends message July 4, 1898 French liner "La Bourgogne" collides with bark Cromartyshire, 560 die July 4, 1898 U.S. flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War) July 4, 1895 Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful" July 4, 1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st U.S. autos at 6 MPH July 4, 1894 Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B. Dole as president July 4, 1892 James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house July 4, 1889 Washington state constitutional convention holds 1st meeting July 4, 1888 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona July 4, 1886 1st scheduled transcontinental passenger train reaches Pt Moody, BC July 4, 1884 1st U.S. bullfight held (Dodge City Ks) July 4, 1884 Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris July 4, 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr July 4, 1882 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco July 4, 1881 Booker T. Washington establishes Tuskegee Institute in Alabama July 4, 1879 Africaner Union forms by Rev SJ du Toit at Cape colony July 4, 1879 Battle at Rorkes Drift: Britain ends attack on Zulus July 4, 1876 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco July 4, 1876 Batholdi visits Bedloe Island, future home of his Statue of Liberty July 4, 1875 White Democrats kill several blacks in terrorist attacks in Vicksburg July 4, 1874 Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America formed July 4, 1873 Aquarium opens in Woodward Gardens July 4, 1868 Battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated July 4, 1866 Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying of Portland, Me July 4, 1865 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published July 4, 1864 Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia July 4, 1863 Boise, Idaho founded (now capital of Idaho) July 4, 1863 Failed Confederate assault on Helena Arkansas (640 casualties) July 4, 1863 General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg July 4, 1863 Skirmish at Smithburg, Tennessee July 4, 1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Union forces July 4, 1862 Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) July 4, 1862 Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P. Liddell July 4, 1862 Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry) July 4, 1861 In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops July 4, 1861 Skirmish at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia July 4, 1845 Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond July 4, 1845 Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S. July 4, 1836 Wisconsin Territory forms July 4, 1832 "America" 1st sung publicly in Boston July 4, 1829 Cornerstone laid for 1st U.S. mint (Chestnut and Juniper St, Philadelphia) July 4, 1828 Construction begins on B and O (Baltimore-Ohio) 1st U.S. passenger RR July 4, 1827 Slavery abolished in NY July 4, 1819 William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet July 4, 1817 Construction on Erie Canal begins July 4, 1810 French troops occupy Amsterdam July 4, 1802 U.S. Military Academy officially opens at West Point, New York July 4, 1796 1st Independence Day celebration is held July 4, 1789 1st U.S. tariff act July 4, 1779 French fleet occupies Grenada July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain July 4, 1754 George Washington gives Ft. Necessity to France July 4, 1708 Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians July 4, 1693 Battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army July 4, 1672 States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void July 4, 1653 British Barebones Parliament goes into session July 4, 1652 Prince of Conde starts blood bath in Paris July 4, 1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island form July 4, 1610 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden July 4, 1453 41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau July 4, 1415 Angelo Correr becomes Pope Gregory XII July 4, 1301 Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg July 4, 1187 Battle of Hittin (Tiberias): Saladin defeats Reinoud of Chatillon July 4, 1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) |