CoM Moderators Posted July 4, 2024 Posted July 4, 2024 1672 - States of Holland declares "Eternal Edict" void 1782 - William Petty becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain following the death of Charles Watson-Wentworth 1911 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh halts Ty Cobb's 40-game hitting streak as Cobb goes 0 for 4 in a 7-3 win over Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park 1920 - The provisional government of Siberia's Maritime Province agrees to hand over parts of the strategic oil- and coal-rich Sakhalin Islands to Japan 1942 - US air offensive against Nazi Germany begins 1942 - 1st American bombing missions over Nazi Germany-occupied Europe (WWII) 1953 - Imre Nagy succeeds Matyas Rákosi as premier of Hungary 1964 - Beachboys' "I Get Around" reaches #1 1992 - John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant 2006 - Richard Branson sells Virgin Mobile to NTL for £962.4 million More Historical Events »
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