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July 4th, 2006	Event	Space Shuttle program: STS-121 MissionSpace Shuttle Discovery launches at 18:37:55 UTC.
July 4th, 2006	Event	North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile, and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan/East Sea.
July 4th, 2005	Event	The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
July 4th, 2004	Event	The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. (This was largely a symbolic event; actual construction would not start for several weeks)
July 4th, 1997	Event	NASA s Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars.
July 4th, 1993	Event	Sumitomo Chemical s resin plant in Nihama explodes killing one worker and injuring three others.
July 4th, 1987	Event	In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
July 4th, 1982	Event	Iranian diplomats kidnapping (1982): four Iranian diplomats are kidnapped by Lebanese militia in Lebanon.
July 4th, 1976	Event	Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
July 4th, 1969	Event	Two teens (one male, one female) are attacked at Blue Rock Springs in California. They were the second (known) victims of the Zodiac Killer. The male survives.

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