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.


1775 - U.S. Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, MA.


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.


1930 - The U.S. Congress created the U.S. Veterans Administration.


1944 - The U.S. First Army opened a general offensive to break out of the hedgerow area of Normandy, France.


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