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On This Day: July 4, 2009
Birthdays:| 1804 | Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author | | 1807 | Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian soldier | | 1900 | Louis Armstrong, American jazz trumpeter | | 1927 | Gina Lollobrigida, Italian born film actress | | 1927 | Neil Simon, American author | | 1942 | Prince Michael of Kent | | 1950 | David Jenson, Radio DJ |
Events:| 1776 | The United States adopted the Declaration of Independence | | 1829 | Britain's first regular bus service began running in London | | 1840 | Cunard began its Atlantic crossing service | | 1881 | Billy The Kid, the American outlaw, was shot and killed | | 1946 | The Philippine Islands were granted independence by the United States | | 1968 | Alec Rose reached Portsmouth after sailing around the world, single handed | | 1976 | Israeli forces mounted an attack on Entebee airport to free hostages | | 1981 | Riots between the police and youths took place in Toxteth | | 1986 | Miners in the South African diamond mines went on strike |
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