British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. Here’s a four-paragraph overview of the history of the Stone…
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3 July 1886
Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, unveiled in 1885 and patented in 1886 by Karl Benz, is…
3 July 1973
David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is “the last show that we’ll ever do” on the last…
3 July 1973
David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is “the last show that we’ll ever do” on the last…
3 July 1863
American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge.
3 July 1844
The last pair of great auks is killed. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk’]
3 July 1844
The last of the great auks are killed. The great auk is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It…
3 July 1844
The last pair of great auks is killed. The Little Ice Age may have reduced the population of the Great Auk by exposing more of…