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The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain.

Former presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died.

Former president James Monroe died.

Henry David Thoreau moved into his shack on Walden Pond.

Lewis Carroll first told the story of Alice's Adventures Underground to the Liddell sisters.

The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris.

Katharine Lee Bates published America the Beautiful.

Lou Gehrig, stricken with ALS, made his farewell at Yankee Stadium.

The United States celebrated its bicentennial.

The U.S. Pathfinder probe landed on Mars.

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