What events happened on July 4th?

What events happened on July 4th?

👉 HOLIDAYS:

🌍 Alice in Wonderland Day.

🔹 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:

🇺🇸 USA – Independence Day.
🇵🇭 Philippines – Philippine-American Friendship Day.
🇳🇴 Norway – Queen Sonja of Norway’s birthday.
🇺🇦 Ukraine – Forensic Science Day.
🇺🇦 Ukraine – National Police Day.
🇷🇼 Rwanda – Liberation Day.
🇹🇴 Tonga – King Tupou VI’s birthday.

👉 EVENTS:

– 1054 – Supernova explosion in the constellation Taurus, resulting in the Crab Nebula.
– 1631 – The first employment agency – the address bureau – was opened in Paris.
– 1776 – The Albertina Gallery was founded in Vienna.
– 1776 – The United States Declaration of Independence is signed.
– 1784 – Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II abrogates the Hungarian constitution and orders the Hungarian crown to be moved to Vienna.
– 1832 – The Zoological Museum is founded in St. Petersburg.
– 1894 – Despite the resistance of monarchists, a republic is proclaimed in the Hawaiian Islands.
– 1906 – Great Britain, France and Italy act as guarantors of the independence of Ethiopia.
– 1946 – Königsberg is renamed Kaliningrad.
– 1946 – The independence of the Philippines is recognized.
– 1950 – Radio Free Europe goes on the air.
– 1975 – Cape Verde Islands gain independence from Portugal.
– 2004 – Greece becomes the first European football champion.
– 2012 – The discovery of a new particle – the Higgs boson – was announced at the European Center for Nuclear Research.