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July 4th, 1776
In Philadelphia, the birth of the United States of America, the Continental Congress [-----1-----], proclaiming Britain's 13 colonies to be free.

1826,
Former Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson each die on the same day. It happens fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson wrote and Adams [-----2-----].

1976,
Israeli commandos [-----3-----] at Entebbe airport in the central African nation of Uganda. They rescue almost all the passengers and crew of an Air France [-----4-----] by pro-Palestinian hijackers.

1802,
The United States Military Academy officially opens at West Point in upstate New York.

1939,
Lou Gehrig, Baseball's “Iron Horse”, says farewell to his fans at New York's Yankee Stadium. Gehrig, [-----5-----] that eventually bears his name, dies two years later.

And 1927,
“I knew I wanted to be a writer when I was about 14 and 15.” Neil Simon, the playwright and screenwriter whose works include “The Odd Couple”, is born in New York.

Today in History, July 4th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.