June 28, 2023 Issue, Page 13 of 20

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FREEDOM |2023 PGS NOTABLE EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE ON JULY FourTH Residents of the United States spend July 4th celebrat- dents of the United States, John Adams and Thomas Jeffer- the earth.” Gehrig had recently been diagnosed with amyo- ing the country’s independence. Though July 4 has served son, respectively, pass away. Both men were instrumental to trophic lateral sclerosis, a disease that would later be widely as America’s Independence Day for centuries, many other American success during the American Revolution. referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” significant and memorable events have taken place on the + 1831: Samuel Francis Smith’s “America (My Country, fourth day of July. ‘Tis of Thee)” is performed in public for the first time. The 1983: Twenty-four-year old New York Yankees left-hand- 1744: The Treaty of Lancaster is signed in Pennsylvania. performance took place during a children’s Independence er Dave Righetti throws a no-hitter against the rival Boston The treaty dictates that the Iroquois will cede land between Day celebration in Boston. Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Righetti struck seven of the the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British + 1845: Naturalist and essayist Henry David Thoreau colonies. moves into a cabin on Walden Pond in Concord, Massa- first nine batters he faced and even overcame a delay in the 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence is chusetts. His experiences there would later be detailed in eighth inning when umpire Steve Palermo suffered a knee adopted by the Second Continental Congress. July 4 actual- “Walden Pond.” injury. Outspoken Yankees owner George Steinbrenner did ly marks the day the final wording of the declaration, which ~ 1913: President Woodrow Wilson addresses veterans not attend the game, as he was in Florida celebrating his had been submitted on July 2, was approved. of the American Civil War at a reunion marking the fiftieth + 1802: The United States Military Academy officially anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. More than 50,000 53rd birthday with family. commences operations. Located in West Point, New York, veterans of the war, including roughly 9,000 Confederate + 2004: The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the USMA is the oldest of the five American service acad- veterans, attend the reunion. the World Trade Center site in New York City. Now known emies, + 1939: New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig an- + 1826: On the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the nounces his retirement to a crowd at Yankee Stadium, in- as One World Trade Center, the building formally opened in Declaration of the Independence, the second and third presi- forming them he feels he is “the luckiest man on the face of November 2014. ishing nesPwiththe best fromuki2o! FREE BECAUSE of the Hutton Inc 19676 Rte 66 N, oA Repair “Quality You Can Trust" _—<—© Elk City, OK 73644 119 'S»Pioneer Rd, Elk City 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F 580-303-4744 580-303-4939 ‘580-225-0225 Marty Ashpaugh - Owner 9145 N. VanBuren, Elk City, OK 73644