3rd JULY ~ HiSTORY ON THiS DAY

1600s / 17th century history on the 3rd of July

1608 : QUéBEC City in Canada was founded by Samuel de Champlain, a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, draftsman, soldier, and chronicler. Official websites : Quebec.ca | BonjourQuebec.com

Quebec Vacation Travel Guide (Expedia verified YouTube channel video) over 1.3 million views
1700s / 18th century history on the 3rd of July

1767 : Norway’s oldest newspaper ADRESSEAViSEN was founded with the publishing of the first edition. The 254 year old newspaper is currently still in print, as of 2021. Official website : adressa.no

1800s / 19th century history on the 3rd of July

1819 : The 1st savings bank in USA, The Bank for Savings opened, in New York City. It merged with the Buffalo Savings Bank 163 years later, in 1982.

1863 : BATTLE of GETTYSBURG after 3 days of fighting in  Pennsylvania. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s last attempt at breaking the Union line ended in a disastrous failure, and brought the most decisive battle of the American Civil War to an end.

The Battle of Gettysburg: The Civil War in Four Minutes (American Battlefield Trust verified YouTube channel video) over 647,000 views

1884 : DOW JONES & Company published their first stock average. The American publishing company is owned by News Corp, and publishes The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Financial News, Barron’s, Mansion Global, and Private Equity News. Official website : DowJones.com

What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? (TD Ameritrade verified YouTube channel video)

1886 : Karl BENZ unveiled the 1st purpose-built AUTOMOBiLE, officially to the public for the very first time, on the Ringstrasse in Mannheim, Germany. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen (patent motorcar),  is considered to be the world’s first production automobile, which is a self-propelled vehicle for carrying people. Karl Benz’s three-wheeled automobile with a rear-mounted single-cylinder four-stroke engine : 954 cc (58.2 cu in). The original price for the vehicle was 600 imperial German marks at the time of release, which would be approximately $4,000 in today’s equivalent. Official website : Mercedes-benz.com

First Petrol Powered Car the Benz Patent Motorwagen (King Rose Archives YouTube channel video)
Karl Benz: Father of the Automobile (Biographics verified YouTube channel video)
World’s First Car!.. see the replica in action in Stuttgart in this video which is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz (Veritasium verified YouTube channel video) over 4 million views

1886 : The New-York Tribune became the 1st newspaper to eliminate typesetting by hand, by using a linotype machine.

1890 : Idaho was admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.

Visit Idaho. Stay Home. Stay Healthy! Covid-19 virus tourism ad in April 2020 (Visit Idaho youTube channel video) over 3.9 million views
1900s / 20th century history on the 3rd of July

1938 : The steam locomotive world speed record was set in England, by the Mallard, when it reached a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h).

Mallard sets the world speed record for steam locomotive on the 3rd July in 1938 (HistoryPod YouTube channel video)

1943 : Kurtwood Smith, the American actor, was born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA. He is best known for playing Red Forman in That ’70s Show, from 1998 to 2006.

That 70’s Show – Best of Red Foreman (video uploaded on YouTube by Jeff Valkenburg)

1943 : JUDiTH DURHAM (AO) the Australian singer was born in Essendon, Victoria, Australia (died on the 5th August 2022 aged 79). She was best known as the lead singer of The Seekers, from the age of 20, in 1963. The Seekers sold over 50 million records worldwide, Judith Durham was named Victorian of the Year in 2015. Official websites : JudithDurham.com | TheSeekers.com.au

Judith Durham Looks Back On The Seekers & 60 Years Of Music on Studio 10 in 2018 (Studio 10 verified YouTube channel video) over 1.3 million views

1952 : LAURA BRANiGAN the American singer-songwriter was born in Brewster, New York, USA (died in 2004 aged 52, due to a brain aneurysm). She was best known for her signature hit song, Gloria in 1982, which stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts for 36 weeks, which was a record for a female artist at the time. The song also hit number 1 on the charts in Australia and Canada. Official website : LauraBraniganOnline.com

Laura Branigan – Gloria – song released in 1982 (RHiNO verified YouTube channel video) over 53 million views
Laura Branigan Interview on Entertainment Tonight in 1987 (Laura Branigan Forever verified YouTube channel video)

1956 : Montel Williams the American television host was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Official website : MontelWilliams.com

1962 : TOM CRUiSE the American actor was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in Syracuse, New York, USA. Official website : TomCruise.com

Peter Overton’s infamous interview with Tom Cruise (60 Minutes Australia verified YouTube channel video)

1969 : The largest rocketry explosion in history occurred when the Soviet N-1 rocket exploded, and destroyed the launchpad.

1969 : BRiAN JONES the English musician died from drowning in his swimming pool, aged 27 (born in 1942). He was best known as the founder and original leader of the Rolling Stones, which he named and put the band together, and created the look and sound of the band. Official website : RollingStones.com

Who was Brian Jones? on this Vinyl Rewind Special (Vinyl Rewind verified YouTube channel video) over 590,000 views

1971 : JiM MORRiSON the American singer-songwriter and musician died from heart failure, aged 27 (born in 1943). He was best known as the lead singer of The Doors rock band. Official website : TheDoors.com

The Doors – “People Are Strange” 1967 featuring Jim Morrison (official music video)
Jim Morrison: The Final 24 full documentary (Popcornflix verified YouTube channel video) over 630,000 views

1970 : Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the Serralada del Montseny mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, resulting in the death of 112 people on board the aircraft, near the village of Arbúcies.

1971 : JULiAN ASSANGE the Australian internet activist was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. He is best known as the founder of WikiLeaks. Official website : WikiLeaks.org

Who is Julian Assange? (BBC News verified YouTube channel video)
The Life and Career of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange (WatchMojo.com verified YouTube channel video)

1995 : Pancho Gonzales the American tennis player died from stomach cancer, aged 67 (born in 1928). He was best known for winning 14 major tennis singles titles.

2000s / 21st century history on the 3rd of July

2012 : Andy Griffith the American actor died from a heart attack, aged 86 (b. 1926)

The Dark Side of Andy Griffith (AustinMcConnell verified YouTube channel video) over 1.4 million views

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