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companies their move from New Jersey to Brooklyn.
• A person with knowledge of the decision said Williams told the team he was accepting their five-year contract worth $98 million. The person confirmed the agreement on condition of anonymity because contracts can't be signed until July 11.
• Williams, the top free agent available, chose to stay with the Nets over signing with the Mavericks, who hoped they could convince him to come back to the area where he grew up.
• It's a huge triumph for the Nets as they prepare to move into the new Barclays Center to start the 2012-13 season. They gave up an enormous package to get Williams in a surprising February 2011 trade, sending promising forward Derrick Favors, point guard Devin Harris, two first-round draft picks and cash to the Utah Jazz.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Wednesday, July 4, the 186th day of 2012. There are 180 days left in the year. This is Independence Day.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
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• On this date:
• In 1802, the United States Military Academy officially opened at West Point, N.Y.
• In 1831, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, died in New York City at age 73.
• In 1862, English mathematician and clergyman Charles L. Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") began devising the story of Alice in Wonderland for his young friend Alice Pleasance Liddell (LIH'-duhl) and her sisters during a boating trip.
• In 1872, the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, was born in Plymouth, Vt.
• In 1912, the 48-star American flag, recognizing New Mexico statehood, was adopted. A train wreck near Corning, N.Y., claimed 39 lives.
• In 1939, Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees delivered his famous farewell (Continued on page 31)
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