On This Day in History July 3, 2023

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 Famous Birthdays Audra McDonald 53rd Birthday George M. Cohan 1878 - 1942 Louis XI 1423 - 1483 Tom Stoppard 86th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Hetty Green 1834 - 1916 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