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July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 181 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 324 – ...
1839 – The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State College, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with 3 students. 1848 – Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten. 1852 – Congress establishes the United States's 2nd mint in San Francisco ...
1839 – The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State College, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with 3 students. 1848 – Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten. 1852 – Congress establishes the United States's 2nd mint in San Francisco ...
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July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., being the month of his birth.
July 3: Independence Day in Belarus SS United States 324 – Civil wars of the Tetrarchy : Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople .
Health and environment Seattle becomes the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws and utensils in all bars and restaurants. (CBC) 2018 Eastern Canada heat wave A heat wave throughout Eastern Canada kills six people in Montreal. (CTV) Law and crime Catholic sexual abuse cases in Australia Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide, Philip Wilson, is sentenced to 12 months in detention for ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery's launch on STS-121 is thrown in doubt when a 3 inch crack is found in the foam insulation of its external tank.Despite the crack, NASA decides to proceed with the launch, scheduled for 2:38 PM ET Tuesday, which would be the first manned launch on the United States Independence Day.