Battle of Gettysburg
This Day in History, July 3

On July 3rd, 1863. the Battle of Gettysburg ended.

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Other Notable Events, July 3

In 1775, George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.

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Classic Quotes by Franz Kafka (1883-1924) Czech writer

A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.

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A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

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A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

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A man of action forced into a state of thought

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Notable Birthdays for July 3

Those born on this date include:
- Actor, singer, composer George M. Cohan in 1878
- Welsh poet and writer William Henry Davies ( The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp ) in 1871
- Czech novelist Franz Kafka in 1883
- Actor George Sanders in 1906
- Journalist and

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A thought for the day

Gustave Flaubert said, Of all lies, art is the least untrue.

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