Greece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.
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The United States of America declared its Independence from Britain.
Scottish geologist James Hutton publicly read his theory on uniformitarianism for the first time at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The last slaves in New York were freed.
Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddel a story that was the basis for 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'
North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
