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1927
Byrd's Triumph, Naval Tensions & Deadly Fireworks: July 4, 1927 in One Front Page
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1926
The Senator Who Talked Until the Gavel Dropped: Congress's Chaotic 1926 Finale
Evening star (Washington, D.C.)
1906
July 4, 1906: Bryan shocks Democrats by rejecting 1908 run, cholera ravages Philippines
The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.)
1896
July 4, 1896: How a Louisiana Town Battled Saloons With Damnation Stories
Lake Charles commercial (Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La.)
1886
Why Gladstone's Irish Dream Died at the Ballot Box—And What It Cost Britain
The sun (New York [N.Y.])
1876
How Portland Celebrated America's 100th Birthday (With Steamboats, Horse Races & Theatrical Drama)
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1866
Inside Reconstruction New Orleans: A Shocking Inspection of the City's Broken Institutions (July 4, 1866)
New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])
1864
Independence Day 1864: Inside the Union's War Machine—and Wall Street's Golden Scam
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1863
GETTYSBURG VICTORY: Lee's Invasion Crushed, Union Holds Strong—July 4, 1863
New-York daily tribune (New-York [N.Y.])
1862
July 4, 1862: A Newspaper's Cruel Joke About Emancipation—and Why It Matters
The Bedford gazette (Bedford, Pa.)
1861
July 4th, 1861: The Day America Couldn't Celebrate Together—Inside the Fraying Nation's Front Pages
Memphis daily appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
1856
July 4, 1856: Evansville Thrives on Southern Trade—Just Before It All Falls Apart
The Evansville daily journal (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.])
1846
One Cent, One Nation: How a Temperance Newspaper Launched on July 4, 1846 Captured Wartime Washington
The Columbian fountain (Washington, D.C.)
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