North Korea fires its first ICBM

On July 4, 2017

North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

The missile named Hwasong-14 flew for 40 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan.

This Day in History - July 4

1776

The United States of America declared its Independence from Britain.

1785

Scottish geologist James Hutton publicly read his theory on uniformitarianism for the first time at the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

1803

President Thomas Jefferson announced the Louisiana Purchase to the public.

1997

NASA's Pathfinder Space probe landed on Mars.

1862

Lewis Carroll told 10-year-old Alice Liddel a story that was the basis for 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.'

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