On This Day in History July 3, 2018

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 Audra McDonald 48th Birthday George M. Cohan (1878 - 1942) Samuel de Champlain (1567 - 1635) Tom Cruise 56th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jim Morrison (1943 - 1971) Lew Hoad (1934 - 1994) More Famous Deaths