History for July 3

History for July 3 - On-This-Day.com
George M. Cohan 1878 - Entertainer, playwright, composer, Franz Kafka 1883 - Author, Tom Stoppard 1937 - Playwright
     

Dave Barry 1947 - Humor writer, Montel Williams 1956 - Talk show host, Tom Cruise 1962 - Actor


1608 - The city of Quebec was founded by Samuel de Champlain.


1863 - The U.S. Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, PA, ended after three days. It was a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.


1922 - "Fruit Garden and Home" magazine was introduced. It was later renamed "Better Homes and Gardens."


1924 - Clarence Birdseye founded the General Seafood Corp.


1940 - Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted on NBC radio.


1954 - Food rationing ended in Great Britain almost nine years after the end of World War II.


1986 - U.S. President Reagan presided over a ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.


1986 - Mikhail Baryshnikov became a U.S. citizen at Ellis Island, New York Harbor.