French independence day was on July 14 1789
Two aspects were very powerful statements. The first aspect was the march itself. There were people of all different types of ethnicities marching. African-Americans were not the only ones there. Another aspect was the speech made by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The speech called for equality and for future African-Americans to be judged not by the color of their skin but by the contents of their character.
Pontiac failed to capture the more important British outposts and the British defeated them
It came from Texas, in Dallas, I believe. I'm not sure if that's the answer you were looking for or not, but I hope it helped!