July 4: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1845The writer Henry David Thoreau moved into his cabin beside Walden Pond to try a simple life in nature.
2. 1862Lewis Carroll told young Alice Liddell the story that would become 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
3. 1918Sultan Mehmed V Reşad died; the last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI Vahdeddin, ascended the throne.
4. 1997NASA's Mars Pathfinder probe successfully landed on the Red Planet's surface.
5. 2004Greece defeated Portugal in the European Football Championship final to become European champion.

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