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This is a list of selected July 4 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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1187Saladin defeated Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin and captured the True Cross. refimprove section
1776 - In Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing that the thirteen American colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire. US-related items both TFA and POTD for 2016
1802 - In West Point, New York, the United States Military Academy began operations. featured on March 16
1837 – The Grand Junction Railway, the world's first long-distance railway, opened between Birmingham and Liverpool. refimprove
1862 – In a rowing boat on the River Thames from Oxford to Godstow, author Lewis Carroll told Alice Liddell and her sisters a story that would eventually form the basis for his book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. needs additional citations
1894 – The Republic of Hawaiʻi was proclaimed at Ali'iolani Hale in Honolulu, with Sanford B. Dole as the first president. needs more footnotes
1943World War II: Fighting began in the Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history as well as the largest series of armoured clashes. maintenance tags
1950 – The United States' anti-communist propaganda source Radio Free Europe made its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia. external links
1954 – In what is known as the "The Miracle of Bern", the underdogs West Germany defeated the favourites Hungary 3–2 to win the FIFA World Cup. refimprove
2012CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs boson elementary particle after a 40-year search for its existence. Higgs boson: original research; Search: outdated

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July 4: Aphelion of Earth (16:24 UTC, 2016); Feast day of Ulrich of Augsburg (Roman Catholicism); Republic Day in the Philippines (1946); Independence Day in the United States (1776)

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