On this day 250 years ago in New York, men from Elizabeth, New Jersey crossed the channel to Staten Island to skirmish with the British. The Patriots lost one man. Although I have not been able to identify his name we should still remember his sacrifice today.

Source: https://www.westjerseyhistory.org/books/battlesmunn/partfive.shtml

On this day 250 years ago in Worcester, Massachusetts, The Massachusetts Spy or, American Oracle of Liberty published an article about the public reading two days earlier of the Declaration of Independence followed by a celebration that included 24 toasts:

On Monday last a number of patriotic gentlemen of this town, animated with a love of their country, and to shew their approbation of the measures lately taken by the Grand Council of America, assembled on the greeen near the liberty pole, where after having displayed the colors of the Thirteen Confederate Colonies of America, the bells were set a ringing and the drums a beating: After which, the Declaration of Independency of the United States was read to a large and respectable body (among whom were the Select-men and Committee of Correspondence) assembed on the occasion, who testified their approbation by repeated huzzas, firing of musketry and cannon, bonfires, and other demonstrations of joy.—When the arms of that Tyrant in Britain, George the III. of execrable memory, which in former reigns decorated, but of late disgraced the Court-House in this town, were committed to the flames and consumed to ashes; after which a select company of the Sons of Freedom, repaired to the Tavern, lately known by the sign of the King’s Arms, which odious signature of despotism was taken down by order of the people, which was chearfully complied with by the Innkeeper, where the following toasts were drank—and the Evening spent with joy, on the commencement of the happy aera.
1. Prosperity and perpetuity to the United States of America.
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24. May the Freedom and Independency of America endure till the sun grows dim with age, and this earth returns to Chaos.
The greatest decency and good order, was observed, and at suitable time each man returned to his respective home.

Source: https://declaration.fas.harvard.edu/blog/july-proclamations