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− | '''[[ | + | '''[[July 4]]''': |
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+ | *[[1845]] – '''[[Antebellum period]]''': Florida gained statehood and became the 27th star on the [[City of Five Flags|U.S. flag]]. | ||
*[[1866]] – '''[[James Simpson Reese]]''' was born. | *[[1866]] – '''[[James Simpson Reese]]''' was born. | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[1910]] – Isolated '''[[Race riot, 1910|race riots]]''' broke out after African-American boxer [[Wikipedia:Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] defeats "Great White Hope" [[Wikipedia:James J. Jeffries|Jim Jeffries]]. |
+ | *[[1974]] – '''[[LGBT]]''': Thousands of gay rights activists assembled in Pensacola for a "national convention," an antecedent of the [[Memorial Day Weekend]] festivities. |
Revision as of 06:05, 4 July 2009
- 1845 – Antebellum period: Florida gained statehood and became the 27th star on the U.S. flag.
- 1866 – James Simpson Reese was born.
- 1910 – Isolated race riots broke out after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries.
- 1974 – LGBT: Thousands of gay rights activists assembled in Pensacola for a "national convention," an antecedent of the Memorial Day Weekend festivities.