Historical Events for 3rd July 2023

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324 - Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium
1661 - Portugal gives Tangier and Bombay to English King Charles II
1861 - Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general
1884 - Dow Jones publishes its 1st stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average
1898 - American troops, en route to the Philippines on the SS China, raise the American flag on Wake Island
1936 - Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Home favourite Fred Perry beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 for his third straight Wimbledon singles title
1944 - "Double Indemnity" film noir directed by Billy Wilder and starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck is released in Baltimore, Maryland
1962 - Algerian Revolution against French rule ends (Algeria gains independence on 5th July)
2018 - US Justice and Education Departments rescind Obama affirmative action policies in college admissions
2018 - Souad Abderrahim is elected the first female mayor of Tunis, Tunisia

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