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| Science Boy
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|  On This Day (July 3)
- 987 – Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, becoming the first monarch of the Capetian dynasty, which ruled France continuously until overthrown during the French Revolution in 1792.
Hugh Capet
- 1608 – Quebec City, considered to be the first European-built city in non-Spanish North America, was founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed or tortured over 300 Patriots at the Wyoming Valley battle and massacre.
- 1844 - The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
Breeding (standing) and nonbreeding (swimming) plumage. By John Gerrard Keulemans.
- 1863 – Pickett's Charge, a disastrous Confederate infantry assault against Union Army positions, occurred during the final and bloodiest day of fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg, marking a turning point in the American Civil War.
- 1866 – Prussian forces defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Königgrätz, the decisive battle in the Austro-Prussian War.
- 1886 - Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen - the first purpose-built automobile.
- 1938 – The LNER Mallard broke the world speed record for a steam railway locomotive, reaching a speed of 203 km/h (126 mph).
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