July 3

Today in History
• 1187 - Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army
• 1608 - Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec
• 1754 - George Washington surrenders to French, Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War)
• 1778 - British forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pa
• 1819 - 1st savings bank in U.S. (Bank of Savings in New York City) opens its doors
• 1839 - 1st state normal school in U.S. opens, Lexington, Massachusetts, with 3 students
• 1852 - Congress authorizes U.S.'s 2nd mint (San Francisco, California)
• 1861 - Pony Express arrives in San Francisco with overland letters from New York


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Asalha Puja
• Belarus Independence Day
• Caribbean Community Day
• Caricom Day
• Esala Full Moon Poya
• Heroes' Day of Zambia
• The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• V.I. Emancipation Day

Birthdays
• 1423 - Louis XI, King of France, 1461-83
• 1442 - Go-Tsuchimikado, 103rd Emperor of Japan
• 1567 - Samuel de Champlain, explorer, Lake Champlain
• 1731 - Samuel Huntington, Gov-Ct, Continental Congress president
• 1860 - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, feminist, writer and lecturer for social reform
• 1870 - Richard B. Bennett, C, 11th Canadian PM, 1930-35
• 1872 - Habib Ullah Chan, emir of Afghanistam, 1901-19
• 1908 - Robert B. Meyner, politician (44th Governor of New Jersey)