On this day :
1863 Battle of Gettysburg ends, 1775 Washington takes command of Continental Army, 1985 Back to the Future released features 1981 DeLorean DMC12, 1863 Pickett leads his infamous charge at Gettysburg, 1957 Khrushchev consolidates his power, 1989 A mother is arrested and accused of killing her four children, 1970 Charter jet crashes mysteriously, 1775 Washington assumes command, 1988 US warship downs Iranian passenger jet, 1962 Tom Cruise born, 2012 TV legend Andy Griffith dies, 1908 MFK Fisher is born, 1969 Brian Jones and Jim Morrison die two years apart to the day, 1890 Idaho becomes 43rd state, 1958 Eisenhower initiates federal floodcontrol program, 1974 Mike Marshall relieves Tommy John to pitch in 13th consecutive game, 1968 US command announces new high in casualties, 1918 Mohammed V sultan of Turkey dies, 1940 Operation Catapult is launched,
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