on this date in history in 1776 u.s. declared its independence from great britian in the declaration of independence, calvin coolidge u.s. president was born in 1872, neil simon the great playwright was born in 1927, american presidents john adams and thomas jefferson both died in 1826 on july 4, james monroe president of the united states died in 1831, in 1954 elvis presley recorded his first song that's alright, 1946 bikini debuted france on this date in history july 4, - www.myinboxnews.com