Other Notable Events That Happened on July 4th

What else has happened on July 4th in history? Most people know that the Fourth of July is known as Independence Day in the USA. In 1776, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence which announced that the formerly British colonists intended to form a separate nation. Of course, throughout history many other notable events have happened on July 4th. Here are just a few of the more bloody ones:

• 1453 41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau

• 1652 Prince of Condé starts bloodbath in Paris

• 1827 Slavery abolished in New York

• 1838 Huskar Colliery Mining Disaster in Silkstone England: mining pit floods drown 26 children, leads to 1842 'Mines and Collieries Act' bans women and children working underground

• 1863 Failed Confederate assault on Helena Arkansas (640 casualties)

• 1863 General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg

These facts were taken from: https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/4