TODAY in HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, July 03, the 183rd day of 2018. There are 182 days left in the year.

1608 Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain. 1767 Norway’s oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published. 1819 The Bank for Savings in the City of NewYork, the first savings bank in the United States, opens. 1849 France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States. 1852 Congress establishes the United States’ 2nd mint in San Francisco. 1884 Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average. 1886 Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent- Motorwagen, the first purpose- built automobile. 1890 Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U. S. state. 1938 World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour ( 202.58 km/ h).

1952 The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.

1969 Race: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N- 1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.

1970 The Troubles: The “Falls Curfew” begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 1979 US President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro- Soviet regime in Kabul. 1988 United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. 1995 Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party wins the general elections and is restored to power after being in opposition for 15 years. 1996 Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland. 2013 Egyptian coup d’état: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for Morsi’s resignation, to which he didn’t respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour is declared acting president. 2013 Roman Bengez, Slovenian footballer and manager, dies.

2013 P. J. Torokvei, Canadian actress and screenwriter, passes away.

2013 Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania, passes away. 2013 Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter, dies. 2013 Zalman SchachterShalomi, UkrainianAmerican rabbi and author, passes away. 2014 Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator, passes away.

2014 Ira Ruskin, American politician, dies.