Today is Monday, July 4, the 185th day of 2011. There are 180 days left in the year.
1776 ― Declaration of Independence; U.S. gains independence from Britain
1865 ― First edition of ``Alice in Wonderland" is published
1876 ― First public exhibition of electric light in S.F.
1884 ― Statue of Liberty presented to U.S. in Paris
1942 ― First American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)
1946 ― Philippines gains independence from U.S.
1966 ― LBJ signs Freedom of Information Act
1969 ― 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin
1976 ― Raid on Entebbe; Israel rescues 229 Air France passengers
1987 ― Nazi Klaus Barbie, ``Butcher of Lyon," convicted by a French court