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July 4: Independence Day in the United States (1776); Republic Day in the Philippines (1946); Liberation Day in Rwanda (1994)

Crab Nebula

414 – Byzantine emperor Theodosius II proclaimed his elder sister Aelia Pulcheria as Augusta.
1054 – Chinese astronomers recorded the sudden appearance of a "guest star", later identified as the supernova that created the Crab Nebula (pictured).
1863 – American Civil War: Confederate forces failed in an attempt to recapture the Union-occupied Helena, Arkansas.
1954 – In what is known as "The Miracle of Bern", West Germany defeated Hungary 3–2 to win the FIFA World Cup.
1954 – CIA officers arrived in Guatemala City to begin Operation PBHistory in an attempt to justify the overthrowing of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz one week earlier.

More anniversaries:

Dick Schoof

In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister.
A crowd crush during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 110 people dead.
José Raúl Mulino becomes the president of Panama after winning the general election.
In cricket, the T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating South Africa in the final.
In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup.

George Kunkel

... that actor George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed in blackface the character of Uncle Tom, using it at first to promote slavery during the American Civil War but later to attack it, after his views had changed?
... that sauerkraut made by members of a Russian spiritual sect in Armenia was popular in many other parts of the Soviet Union?
... that The Blue Angels was shot using IMAX cameras rigged to a helicopter, plus an ultra-high-speed camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second?
... that Margaret Carroux's German translation of The Lord of the Rings contains errors introduced by her editor?
... that the LACE satellite tracked rocket plumes from space for the United States's Star Wars program?
... that Melanie L. Campbell was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting proposed restrictions on voting rights?
... that historically, lichens like Umbilicaria torrefacta have been used to naturally dye traditional Scottish tartans and textiles?
... that American poet Edwin Ford Piper preserved 828 folk songs, most of which were from Iowa and Nebraska?
... that before reading the script for the play Golden Girls, at least nine of the cast members were under the impression that they would be taking the lead role?