This day in history: July 4 1776
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
This day in Mohawk Valley history from Poland in The Utica Observer, June 28, 1902, Utica, Oneida County, New York.
Short Items of Interest Gathered From Our Exchanges, Telling of What Other People Are Talking About from June 20, 1918.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and delivered General Order No. 3
At the start of the War of 1812, the United States had fewer than 12,000 soldiers, of which nearly half were new recruits.
The growing bicycle fad calls attention to the large number of cases of mispronunciation of the word “bicycle.” And what is “bicycle face?”
On June 12, 1806, John A. Roebling, civil engineer and builder of bridges, was born. His last achievement was the Brooklyn Bridge.
On June 10, 1902, The Utica Observer reports on mud in the canal, along with reports from other locales in the Mohawk Valley.
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day
The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried.