Today In History

In 1863: The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg began.

In 1867: Canada became a self-governing dominion of Britain as the British North America Act took effect.

In 1898: During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and his “Rough Riders” waged a victorious assault on San Juan Hill in Cuba.

In 1968: The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and 58 other nations signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

In 1997: Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule after 156 years as a British colony.