1845 - Texas Congress votes almost unanimously for annexation to US
1904 - International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Wimbledon: Laurence Doherty and Reggie Doherty beat Paul de Borman and William le Maire de Warzée 6-0, 6-1, 6-3 to give British Isles an unassailable 3-0 lead over Belgium (ends 5-0)
1912 - Jack Johnson beats "Fireman" Jim Flynn by disqualification in 9 in Las Vegas to retain world heavyweight boxing title
1944 - Allied forces in Normandy fire a coordinated Fourth of July salute against German lines, using 1,100 American guns
2025 - MLB Chicago Cubs belt franchise record 8 home runs in 11-3 win over visiting St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field

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1845 - Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-born British social worker, and philanthropist (established Barnardo homes for children), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1905)
1921 - Gérard Debreu, French-American economist (Nobel Prize, 1983), born in Calais, France (d. 2004)