Today In History

In 1775: Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army.

In 1863: The three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ended in victory for the North.

In 1898: During the Spanish-American War, a Spanish fleet in Cuba’s Santiago Harbor tried to run a U.S. naval blockade; practically all of the Spanish ships were destroyed.

In 1890: Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union.

In 1988: The U.S.S. “Vincennes” shot down an Iranian jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.