| July 4th 1894 | | Republic of Hawaii proclaimed, Sanford B Dole as president
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| July 4th 1894 | | Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st US autos at 6 MPH
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| July 4th 1895 | | Katherine Lee Bates publishes "America the Beautiful"
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| July 4th 1898 | | French liner "La Bourgogne" collides with bark Cromartyshire, 560 die
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| July 4th 1898 | | US flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War)
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| July 4th 1903 | | Pacific Cable (SF, Hawaii, Guam, Phil) opens, Pres TR sends message
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| July 4th 1905 | | Phila A's beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game
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| July 4th 1906 | | Gr Brit, France & Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia
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| July 4th 1907 | | Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
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| July 4th 1908 | | NY Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Phila Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn
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| July 4th 1910 | | Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
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| July 4th 1911 | | White Sox Ed Walsh stops Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak
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| July 4th 1911 | | Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 & ends a 40 game hit streak
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| July 4th 1911 | | 106øF (41øC) at Nashua, New Hampshire (state record)
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| July 4th 1911 | | 105øF (41øC) at Vernon, Vermont (state record)
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