Historical events on July 3
JULY 3, 1863
Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning point in the American Civil War.
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the military land force of the Confederate
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JULY 3, 324
Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople.
The civil wars of the Tetrarchy were a series of conflicts between the co-emperors of the Roman Empire, starting from 306 AD
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JULY 3, 1970
The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance.
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also
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JULY 3, 1938
On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was an encampment of American Civil War veterans on the Gettysburg Battlefield for the 75th anniversary of the
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JULY 3, 1940
Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir (pictured), fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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JULY 3, 1952
SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.
SS United States is a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines. She is
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JULY 3, 1973
British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.
David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians
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JULY 3, 1778
American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the
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JULY 3, 1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the
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JULY 3, 1979
US president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977
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JULY 3, 2013
General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.
Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has been serving as the sixth and
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JULY 3, 1988
The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most
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JULY 3, 1970
Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the slopes of the Montseny Massif in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.
Dan-Air Flight 1903 was an unscheduled international passenger service from Manchester to Barcelona, operated by Dan Air Services Limited under contract with
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