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