July 4th in History.
July 4th
The Declaration of Independence is a 'statement' adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire.
According to the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, 16 of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh descent:
George Clymer, Stephen Hopkins, Robert Morris, William Floyd, Francis Hopkinson, John Morton, Button Gwinnett, Thomas Jefferson, John Penn, George Read, John Hewes, Francis Lewis, James Smith, Williams Hooper, Lewis Morris, and William Williams. This represents the largest ethnic group of signatories on the original document. Thomas Jeffersons' family originated from Snowdonia and were fluent Welsh speakers.
1829 The first London bus "omnibus," operated by George Shillibeer, begins service between Marylebone Road and Bank Junction.
1840 The Cunard Line's 700-ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end.
1884 France presents the Statue of Liberty to the United States in Paris, honoring the friendship between the two nations and their shared ideals of freedom and democracy.
1909 British Secret Service Bureau forms foreign section, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6.
1917 Troops of the Russian Provisional Government open fire on protesters in Petrograd during the 'July Days' of unrest?
1942 Siege of Sevastopol ends with the surrender of Soviet forces and after massive German bombing raids that leave just 11 city buildings undamaged.
1954 Meat and all other food rationing officially ends in Britain, nine years after the end of World War II.
1996 Hotmail, a free internet E-mail service begins.
1966 The Beatles are attacked by an angry mob in the Philippines after unintentionally insulting First Lady Imelda Marcos by declining a state breakfast invitation.
The Declaration of Independence is a 'statement' adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire.
According to the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, 16 of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence were of Welsh descent:
George Clymer, Stephen Hopkins, Robert Morris, William Floyd, Francis Hopkinson, John Morton, Button Gwinnett, Thomas Jefferson, John Penn, George Read, John Hewes, Francis Lewis, James Smith, Williams Hooper, Lewis Morris, and William Williams. This represents the largest ethnic group of signatories on the original document. Thomas Jeffersons' family originated from Snowdonia and were fluent Welsh speakers.
1829 The first London bus "omnibus," operated by George Shillibeer, begins service between Marylebone Road and Bank Junction.
1840 The Cunard Line's 700-ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end.
1884 France presents the Statue of Liberty to the United States in Paris, honoring the friendship between the two nations and their shared ideals of freedom and democracy.
1909 British Secret Service Bureau forms foreign section, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6.
1917 Troops of the Russian Provisional Government open fire on protesters in Petrograd during the 'July Days' of unrest?
1942 Siege of Sevastopol ends with the surrender of Soviet forces and after massive German bombing raids that leave just 11 city buildings undamaged.
1954 Meat and all other food rationing officially ends in Britain, nine years after the end of World War II.
1996 Hotmail, a free internet E-mail service begins.
1966 The Beatles are attacked by an angry mob in the Philippines after unintentionally insulting First Lady Imelda Marcos by declining a state breakfast invitation.
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