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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 4
- 150th: 1874 - Social Democratic Workmen's Party of North America forms.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Eva Marie Saint in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actress (On the Waterfront, Moonlighting, A Year in the Life, How the West Was Won, Sandpiper, Loving, Exodus).
- 90th: 1934 - Leo Szilard patents the chain-reaction design for the atomic bomb.
- 70th: 1954 - Federal Republic of Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mark Allen Slaughter in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; guitarist (Slaughter - "Stick it Live").
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jenica Bergere; actress (Girls Behaving Badly, Drew Carey Show).
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Gina Glocksen, American Idol finalist.
- 40th: 1984 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR victory at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona, Florida.
- 40th: 1984 - Yuri Sedykh of USSR throws hammer a record 86.33 metres.
- 20th: 2004 - Groundbreaking takes place for the Freedom Tower begins at Ground Zero in New York City.
- 20th: 2004 - Greece beats Portugal 1-0 to win the Euro 2004.
- 15th: 2009 - The Organization of American States suspends Honduras due to the country's recent political crisis after its refusal to reinstate President Zelaya.
- 15th: 2009 - Serena Williams defeats sister Venus at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 giving her a third Wimbledon title.
- 5th: 2019 - Premiere of season three of Stranger Things TV show in the USA.
- 5th: 2019 - British naval forces impound an Iranian oil tanker passing Gibraltar, allegedly bound for Syria.
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