Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2009 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Jul 4, 1776: The U.S. declared independence from Great Britain.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jul-4 <![CDATA[Jul 4, 1845: Henry David Thoreau moved into his shack on Walden Pond.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jul-4 <![CDATA[Jul 4, 1884: The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in Paris.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jul-4 More events from This Day in History: Jul 4 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Jul-4