| July 4th 1789 | | 1st US tariff act
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| July 4th 1796 | | 1st Independence Day celebration is held
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| July 4th 1802 | | US Military Academy officially opens (West Point, NY)
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| July 4th 1810 | | French troops occupy Amsterdam
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| July 4th 1817 | | Construction on Erie Canal begins
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| July 4th 1819 | | William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet
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| July 4th 1827 | | Slavery abolished in NY
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| July 4th 1828 | | Construction begins on B & O (Baltimore-Ohio) 1st US passenger RR
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| July 4th 1829 | | Cornerstone laid for 1st US mint (Chestnut & Juniper St, Phila)
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| July 4th 1831 | | "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)" is 1st sung in Boston
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| July 4th 1832 | | "America" 1st sung publicly
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| July 4th 1836 | | Wisconsin Territory forms
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| July 4th 1845 | | Henry David Thoreau moves into his shack on Walden Pond
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| July 4th 1845 | | Texas Congress votes for annexation to US
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| July 4th 1861 | | In a special session of 27th Congress Lincoln requests 400,000 troops
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