July 4

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LLC, sent termination notices to more than 300 employees effective July 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

John Adams’s last words, on July 4, 1826, were “Jefferson still lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

And they’re doing it in a rush, in this case because they want to get it done before July 4.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

On July 4, 1906, he put it down to half-mast.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns