Top Ten Craziest Things that Happened on July 4th

The Top Ten

1 41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau - 1453

2 Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S. - 1845

3 Slavery abolished in NY - 1827

4 General Lee's army withdraws from Gettysburg - 1863

5 In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops - 1861

6 Puerto Ricans write own constitution - 1950

7 America's new 50-star flag honoring Hawaiian statehood unfurled - 1960

8 Philadelphia A's beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game - 1905

9 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WWII) - 1942

10 1st Japanese kamikaze attack, US fleet near Iwo Jima - 1944

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