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July 3 1988:

The U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes shoots down civilian Iran Air Flight 655 over the Strait of Hormuz toward the end of the Iran-Iraq War killing all 290 passengers and crew aboard, including 66 children. The crew mistakenly identified the Iranian Airbus A300 as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter

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July 3 1971:

Rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.

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Independence Day (United States)

Video 4th of July

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July 4 1826:

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third President of the United States respectively, both die on the same day, the fiftieth anniversary of signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

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July 4 1831:

James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States,
died at age 73 in New York City.

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July 5 1811:

Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain.

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1975
Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win a Wimbledon singles title when he defeated Jimmy Connors

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July 6 1928:

The first all-talking movie feature,
"The Lights of New York," was shown in New York.

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July 7 1846:

U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey after the surrender of a Mexican garrison.

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July 7, 1953 - Che Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.

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