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July 03, 2007
Today in History: July 3rd
The following information is from This Day in History: History.com:
1863: Pickett leads his infamous charge at Gettysburg
Troops under Confederate General George Pickett begin a massive attack against the center of the Union lines at Gettysburg on the climactic third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the largest engagement of the war. General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia encountered George Meade's Army of the Potomac in Pennsylvania and battered the Yankees for two days. The day before Pickett's charge, the Confederates had hammered each flank of the Union line but could not break through. Read the complete article.
Pickett leads his infamous charge at Gettysburg. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 03:23, Jul 3, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2233.
Books in the GSU Library about the Battle of Gettysburg:
Title: The third day at Gettysburg: Pickett’s Charge [by] Alan M. Hollingsworth and James M. Cox
Call Number: E475.53 .H697
1890: Idaho becomes 43rd state
Title: Gettysburg, ed. by Earl Schenck Miers and Richard A. Brown. Maps by Harold C. Detje
Call Number: E475.51 .M5
1890: Idaho, the last of the 50 states to be explored by whites, is admitted to the union.
Exploration of the North American continent mostly proceeded inward from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and northward from Spanish Mexico. Therefore, the rugged territory that would become Idaho long remained untouched by Spanish, French, British, and American trappers and explorers. Even as late as 1805, Idaho Indians like the Shoshone had never encountered a white man. Read the complete article.
Idaho becomes 43rd state. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 03:17, Jul 3, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4570.
1957: Khrushchev consolidates his power
Nikita Khrushchev takes control in the Soviet Union by orchestrating the ouster of his most serious opponents from positions of authority in the Soviet government. Khrushchev's action delighted the United States, which viewed him as a more moderate figure in the communist government of Russia. Read the complete article.
Khrushchev consolidates his power. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 03:21, Jul 3, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2717.
Books in the GSU Library about Khrushchev:
Title: Khrushchev’s double bind : international pressures and domestic coalition politics / James G. Richter.
Call Number: DK282 .R531994
Title: Khrushchev remembers, the last testament / translated and edited by Strobe Talbott ; with a foreword by Edward Crankshaw and an introd. by Jerrold L. Schecter.
Call Number: DK275.K5 A326
1971: Jim Morrison dies
On this day in 1971, singer Jim Morrison is found dead in a bathtub in Paris. Morrison, 27, was taking a sabbatical from his hit rock band, The Doors, when he died of heart failure, likely caused by a drug overdose. Rumors abounded that Morrison, tired of fame, had faked his own death. Read the complete article.
Jim Morrison dies. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 03:21, Jul 3, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=3420.
1996: Union and Southern Pacific merger given go-ahead
Railroad workers in San Francisco protesting the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific mergerBy the summer of 1996, Union Pacific Railroad's bid to acquire fellow rail giant Southern Pacific probably seemed less like a savvy business move than a political and legal nightmare. The proposed $3.9 billion merger attracted a torrent of opposition shortly after it was announced in August of 1995. Read the complete article.
Union and Southern Pacific merger given go-ahead. (2007). The History Channel website. Retrieved 03:20, Jul 3, 2007, from http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=5915.
Posted by d-nadler at July 3, 2007 02:07 PM