WikiPedia:Selected anniversaries/July 4
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July 4: In the United States: Independence Day
- 1054 - Chinese astronomers observed a supernova in the Crab Nebula
- 1187 - Saladin defeated Guy of Lusignan at the Battle of Hattin.
- 1776 - The Continental Congress approved a Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1802 - At West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy opened.
- 1976 - Operation Entebbe: Israeli commandos raided Uganda's Entebbe Airport to free hostages taken by PLO and RAF militants.
