July 3
1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.
1775 - Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1863 - The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg ended after three days in a major victory for the Union.
1890 - Idaho became the 43rd state.
1898 - The U.S. Navy defeated a Spanish fleet in the harbor at Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1930 - The U.S. Veterans Administration was created.
1944 - During World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans.
1950 - The first carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent fighter planes against North Korean targets.
1962 - Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule.
1971 - Rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.
1976 - Israel launched its daring mission to rescue 106 passengers and Air France crew members being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers; the commandos succeeded in rescuing all but four of the hostages.
1986 - President Ronald Reagan presided over a ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.
1988 - The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
1996 - Russians went to the polls to re-elect Boris Yeltsin president over his Communist challenger, Gennady Zyuganov, in a runoff.
2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to enter a plea on war crimes charges in his first appearance before a U.N. tribunal at The Hague.
2005 - A NASA space probe, Deep Impact, hit its comet target as planned in a mission to learn how the solar system formed.
2009 - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation from office with 16 months left in her term.
2013 - Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown by the military after just one year by the same kind of Arab Spring uprising that had brought the Islamist leader to power.
2017 - A federal appeals court ruled that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt overstepped his authority in trying to delay implementation of an Obama administration rule requiring oil and gas companies to monitor and reduce methane leaks.
2020 - Speaking at the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump asserted that protesters pushing for racial justice were engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.”
Birthdays
24 - Sara Waisglass (actress)
25 - Mia McKenna-Bruce (actress)
30 - Nathalia Ramos (actress)
31 - Grant Rosenmeyer (actor)
33 - Elle King (singer)
42 - Shoshannah Stern (actress)
42 - Olivia Munn (actress)
42 - Sarah Buxton (singer)
43 - Elizabeth Hendrickson (actress)
44 - Julie Klausner (actress/comedian)
44 - Ian Anthony Dale (actor)
46 - Shane Lynch (singer)
46 - Andrea Barber (actress)
47 - Trent Tomlinson (singer)
49 - Patrick Wilson (actor)
50 - Riki Westmoreland (actress)
51 - Julian Assange (WikiLeaks founder)
52 - Audra McDonald (actress/singer)
56 - Sandra Lee (TV chef)
58 - Connie Nielsen (actress)
60 - Hunter Tylo (actor)
60 - Thomas Gibson (actor)
60 - Tom Cruise (actor)
64 - Aaron Tippin (singer)
66 - Montel Williams (talk show host)
67 - Bruce Altman (actor)
73 - Jan Smithers (acterss)
75 - Betty Buckley (actress)
75 - Dave Barry (humorist)
76 - Johnny Lee (singer)
79 - Kurtwood Smith (actor)
82 - Michael Cole (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 3
1912 - Rube Marquard of the New York Giants set a baseball pitching record when earned his 19th consecutive win.
1947 - The Cleveland Indians purchased the contract of Larry Doby from the Neward Eagles of the Negro National League. Doby became the first black player to play in the American League.
1966 - Tony Cloninger (Atlanta Braves) became the first National League pitcher to hit two grand slams in one game.
1983 - The Texas Rangers explode for MLB single extra innings record 12 runs in 15th inning of 16-4 win against the Oakland Athletics.
2001 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) owners unanimously approved to move the Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis for the 2001-02 season.
2004 - Maria Sharapova defeats Serena Williams to become the first Russian player to win Wimbledon.
2006 - Annika Sorenstam wins her 10th and final career major after winning the U.S. Women's Open.
2011 - Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title, defeating defending champion Rafael Nadal.
2020 - The MLB All-Star Game, scheduled to be played on July 14 in Los Angeles, is cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
2020 - Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan announces he would review changing the organization's name.
1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded the city of Quebec.
1775 - Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1863 - The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg ended after three days in a major victory for the Union.
1890 - Idaho became the 43rd state.
1898 - The U.S. Navy defeated a Spanish fleet in the harbor at Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
1930 - The U.S. Veterans Administration was created.
1944 - During World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk from the Germans.
1950 - The first carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent fighter planes against North Korean targets.
1962 - Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule.
1971 - Rock singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.
1976 - Israel launched its daring mission to rescue 106 passengers and Air France crew members being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers; the commandos succeeded in rescuing all but four of the hostages.
1986 - President Ronald Reagan presided over a ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.
1988 - The USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
1996 - Russians went to the polls to re-elect Boris Yeltsin president over his Communist challenger, Gennady Zyuganov, in a runoff.
2001 - Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic refused to enter a plea on war crimes charges in his first appearance before a U.N. tribunal at The Hague.
2005 - A NASA space probe, Deep Impact, hit its comet target as planned in a mission to learn how the solar system formed.
2009 - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced her resignation from office with 16 months left in her term.
2013 - Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown by the military after just one year by the same kind of Arab Spring uprising that had brought the Islamist leader to power.
2017 - A federal appeals court ruled that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt overstepped his authority in trying to delay implementation of an Obama administration rule requiring oil and gas companies to monitor and reduce methane leaks.
2020 - Speaking at the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Donald Trump asserted that protesters pushing for racial justice were engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.”
Birthdays
24 - Sara Waisglass (actress)
25 - Mia McKenna-Bruce (actress)
30 - Nathalia Ramos (actress)
31 - Grant Rosenmeyer (actor)
33 - Elle King (singer)
42 - Shoshannah Stern (actress)
42 - Olivia Munn (actress)
42 - Sarah Buxton (singer)
43 - Elizabeth Hendrickson (actress)
44 - Julie Klausner (actress/comedian)
44 - Ian Anthony Dale (actor)
46 - Shane Lynch (singer)
46 - Andrea Barber (actress)
47 - Trent Tomlinson (singer)
49 - Patrick Wilson (actor)
50 - Riki Westmoreland (actress)
51 - Julian Assange (WikiLeaks founder)
52 - Audra McDonald (actress/singer)
56 - Sandra Lee (TV chef)
58 - Connie Nielsen (actress)
60 - Hunter Tylo (actor)
60 - Thomas Gibson (actor)
60 - Tom Cruise (actor)
64 - Aaron Tippin (singer)
66 - Montel Williams (talk show host)
67 - Bruce Altman (actor)
73 - Jan Smithers (acterss)
75 - Betty Buckley (actress)
75 - Dave Barry (humorist)
76 - Johnny Lee (singer)
79 - Kurtwood Smith (actor)
82 - Michael Cole (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 3
1912 - Rube Marquard of the New York Giants set a baseball pitching record when earned his 19th consecutive win.
1947 - The Cleveland Indians purchased the contract of Larry Doby from the Neward Eagles of the Negro National League. Doby became the first black player to play in the American League.
1966 - Tony Cloninger (Atlanta Braves) became the first National League pitcher to hit two grand slams in one game.
1983 - The Texas Rangers explode for MLB single extra innings record 12 runs in 15th inning of 16-4 win against the Oakland Athletics.
2001 - The National Basketball Association (NBA) owners unanimously approved to move the Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis for the 2001-02 season.
2004 - Maria Sharapova defeats Serena Williams to become the first Russian player to win Wimbledon.
2006 - Annika Sorenstam wins her 10th and final career major after winning the U.S. Women's Open.
2011 - Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title, defeating defending champion Rafael Nadal.
2020 - The MLB All-Star Game, scheduled to be played on July 14 in Los Angeles, is cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
2020 - Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan announces he would review changing the organization's name.
