A bit of July 4th history…
1054 - Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers (pictured)
1776 - US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Britain
1785 - James Hulton, geologist, publicly reads an abstract of his theory of uniformitarianism for 1st time
1805 - The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson
1876 - 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco
1884 - Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris
1966 - LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act
1970 - Casey Kasem’s “American Top 40″ debuts on LA radio
2012 - Scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announce the discovery of a new particle consistent with Higgs Boson
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