On This Day
July 3
987 - Hugh Capet was crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty which ruled France till the French Revolution in 1792.
1767 - Pitcairn Island was discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
1844 - The last pair of Great Auks was killed.
1886 - The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
1976 - Israeli commandos rescued 105 hostages at Entebbe Airport, Uganda during Operation Yonatan.
1979 - US President Jimmy Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
1996 - The Stone of Destiny was returned to Scotland.
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