Today in History - History - July 3rd

2005119th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick (6-2 7-6 6-4)

1187Battle of Horns of Hattin; Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army.

1754George Washington surrenders to French, Fort Necessity (7 Years' War)

198188th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (6-2 6-2)

1661Portugal gives Tangier & Bombay to English King Charles II

1871Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000)

1986President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty

1938President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.

198397th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (6-2 6-2 6-2)

1911Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day

1971Julian Assange, Queensland, Australia, Wikileaks founder

1878George M Cohan, Providence Rhode Island, American father of musical comedy (Phantom President, Give My Regards to Broadway)

1883Franz Kafka, Czech, author (Metamorphosis, Trial, Amerika)

1937Tom Stoppard, Zlin Czech, playwright (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern-1968 Tony)

1966Moises Alou, Atlanta Georgia, MLB outfielder (Montreal Expos)

1870Richard Bedford Bennett, Hopewell Hill New Brunswick, (C) 11th Canadian PM (1930-35)

1962Tom Cruise, Syracuse, actor (Risky Business, Jerry MaGuire, Rainman)

1567Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)

1920Film director John Ford (26) weds Mary Smith (25)

1950Actress Bette Davis (42) divorces artist William Grant Sherry after more than 4 years of marriage

1992Gary Dell'Abate (Howard Stern Show) marries Mary

1994Actress Natasha Richardson (31) weds actor Liam Neeson (42) at a private ceremony in New York

1933Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30), dies at 80

1971Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27