ON THIS DAY - 4 JULY 1415 – Rome – Deposed Pope Gregory XII abdicated. 1634 – Canada – Trois-Rivières founded. 1636 – Rhode Island – Providence founded. 1744 – America – Treaty of Lancaster signed. 1776 – America – Declaration of Independence from Great Britain, approved by Congress. 1782 – GB – William Petty FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburne became Prime Minister (Whig). 1802 – USA – West Point Military Academy opened. 1817 – USA – Construction of Erie Canal began in Rome, New York. 1837 – USA – Slavery abolished in New York State. 1911 – USA – Heat wave in Northeast started, 380 killed. 1943 – Ukrain – Polish scientists and writers killed by Nazis in Lviv. 1947 – UK – Indian Independence Bill presented before House of Commons. 1998 – Japan – Launched the Nozomi probe to Mars.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 06:56:34 +0000
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