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World History Highlights
πΊπΈ United States
- 1776 β The U.S. Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, marking the birth of the United States as an independent nation.
- 1826 β Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.
- 1884 β France presented the Statue of Liberty to the U.S. in Paris.
- 1946 β The Philippines gained independence from the United States.
- 2012 β CERN announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, also known as the "God Particle".