3 July 1844 July 2, 2019 Author: Staff The last pair of great auks is killed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk’] Famous Words of Inspiration..."The rose is fairest when 't is budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears." Walter Scott — Click here for more from Walter Scott Related posts: 3 July 1844 3 July 1844 21 February 1918 1 September 1914 28 December 1836 11 July 1576 17 July 1902 15 December 2010 17 July 1996 3 July 1940 Categories: History Tags: 1844, 3 July