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New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted. [2] 1827 – Slavery is abolished in the State of New York. 1831 – Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities. 1832 – John Neal delivers the first public lecture in the US to advocate the rights of women. [3] [4]
Law and crime Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is sentenced to 5 years and 9 months at Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, convicted on 12 charges of indecently assaulting female minors between 1968 and 1986. Harris will be eligible for release on licence after half of the sentence in 2017. (BBC News) A Kindergarten teacher is stabbed and killed in front of students at the ...
This round of meetings, held July 1-4, was the fifth meeting of the council of cardinals. The next three sessions will take place Sep. 15-17, Dec. 9-11, and Feb. 9-11. (Catholic News Agency)
From grocery and liquor stores, to banks and the postal service, here’s what’s open and closed on Independence Day.
The 4th of July falls on a Sunday this year, which means it will be observed on Monday, July 5th—giving many Americans a three-day holiday weekend! ... Two days later, on July 4th, 1776, the ...
2014 Texas elections (11 P) H. 2014 in Houston ... Death of Marlise Muñoz; P. ... This page was last edited on 29 July 2023, ...
The year one is the first year in the Christian calendar (there is no year zero), which is the calendar presently used (in unison with the Gregorian calendar) almost everywhere in the world. Traditionally, this was held to be the year Jesus was born ; however, most modern scholars argue for an earlier or later date, the most agreed upon being ...
Traveling in Texas for the July 4 holiday is costly.. The average statewide gas price is $3.10 per gallon, according to AAA Texas. That's five cents more than last week but 11 cents less compared ...