Given that this was Independence Day, a lot of Americans had a two day (yes, two day) weekend.
A few had three day weekends.
Injuries and deaths went down on the July 4th holiday by 40%, compared to the prior year, through a public education program.
Saturdays off wasn't all that common.
Boxing legend Jack Johnson defeated James J. Jeffries for the heavyweight boxing championship, making the controversial and colorful Johnson the first black to take the title. The match was held in Reno, and the results sparked riots. Depending upon how you viewed the boxing title, Johnson may have claimed it, and quite legitimately, since 1908.
Jeffries was "the great white hope" who was expected to beat Johnson.
He didn't, suffering a TKO in the 14th round.
The fight was billed The Fight of the Century. It was filmed, with both men making around $100,000 from the film.
Russia and Japan signed a treaty defining their spheres of influence in Manchuria. Both countries were building railroads there.
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