July 3: Battle of Gettysburg, the 1st Dow Jones Index and the Stone of Scone

On This Day in History July 3, 2020 Historical Events 324  Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1187  Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army 1863  Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War 1884  Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average 1996  UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchs), will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey More Historical Events Famous Birthdays George M. Cohan (1878 - 1942) Julian Assange 49th Birthday Samuel de Champlain (1567 - 1635) Tom Cruise 58th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Hipólito Yrigoyen (1852 - 1933) Jim Morrison (1943 - 1971) More Famous Deaths July 3: Churchill's Deadly Attack On His Ally French battleships could have fallen into German hands in 1940. There seemed to be only one thing to do. And on this day Winston Churchill did it . . . Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand