On This Date July 1, 1863- the Battle of Gettysburg begins
July 1, 1863 - the Battle of Gettysburg begins; it lasts for three days.
July 1, 1863 - the Battle of Gettysburg begins; it lasts for three days.
July 2, 1776 - the Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the
July 4, 1776 - Independence Day. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence from Great
July 5, 1776 - the United States makes its first land purchase of a 100 acre plot of land in
July 6, 1777 - Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces
July 8, 1776 - Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public
July 9, 1776 - George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental
July 10, 1778 - George Washington, Lafayette and Alexander Hamilton picnic at the Great Falls in Passaic. Hamilton would later
July 11, 1804 - A duel occurs on the banks of the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, in which
July 3, 1775 - George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusett