I think July 4th deserves another day off. It's hookie time....
| 810 | Sowman and promoter Phineas T. Barnum was born in Bethel, Conn. |
|---|---|
| 1811 | Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. |
| 1830 | The French occupied the North African city of Algiers. |
| 1865 | William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. |
| 1935 | President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which allowed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. |
| 1946 | The bikini made its debut during an outdoor fashion show at the Molitor Pool in Paris. |
| 1948 | Britain's National Health Service Act went into effect, providing government-financed medical and dental care. |
| 1975 | The Cape Verde Islands became independent after 500 years of Portuguese rule. |
| 1975 | Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win a Wimbledon singles title as he defeated Jimmy Connors. |
| 1991 | Regulators in eight countries shut down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, charging it with fraud, drug money laundering and illegal infiltration into the U.S. banking system. |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis, 16, became the youngest Wimbledom singles champion in 110 years. |
| 2002 | Baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams died at age 83. |
| 2006 | North Korea test-fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan, including at least one believed capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. |
| 2006 | Enron founder Kenneth Lay, facing decades in prison, died of heart disease at age 64. |
| 2009 | The worst ethnic violence in decades in China erupted in the far western Xinjiang region. Some 200 people were killed. |
| 2005 | Roger Federer of Switzerland won Wimbledon for his record 15th Grand Slam tennis title. |
BIRTHDAYS
Edie Falco, 49
Huey Lewis, 62
Richard "Goose" Gossage, 61
James Lofton, 56
Norm Hitzges, 68
And from the "Newspapers need to work on their stacked headlines" category comes this:
90,000 seals to be clubbed to death
Send us your July 4th local food photos
two stacked headlines located at The Huffington Post
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