DEPENDENCE DAY: Major General John Pemberton surrenders the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Major General Ulysses Simpson (a.k.a. Hiram Ulysses) Grant, compulsory Union of Army of the Tennessee.

       [restored 4/9/2022]

Subsequent Events:

7/9/1863                   3/4/1864                   6/28/1870                    7/4/1894                   7/4/1902

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Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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