The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, was approved and signed by John Hancock, the
President of the Continental Congress in America on this day
in 1776.
The U.S. Military Academy officially opened at West Point, NY. on
this day in 1802.
Lou Gehrig retired from major league baseball on this day in 1939.
Lou Gehrig’s gives his infamous retirement speech for the New York Yankees. It was one of the most memorable sports speeches of all
time.