History
This Day in History for July 3 – Battle of Gettysburg Ends and More
This Day in Sports History — July 3
This Day in Sports History — July 2
This Day in History for July 2 – Civil Rights Act Becomes Law and More
This Day in Sports History — July 1
This Day in History for July 1 – Sony Walkman Introduced and More
This Day in History for June 30 – ‘Gone with the Wind’ Published and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1859 – French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope (More info)
1921 – President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States; Taft is the only person to have ever held both offices (More info)
