A bit of July 3rd history…
1187 - Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem’s crusader army
1814 - 1st savings bank in US opens
1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a victory for the Union
1928 - John Logie Baird demonstrates the 1st color television transmission in London
1996 - UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish (and subsequently English and British monarchies) will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey (pictured)
2019 - Study published that the US produces more waste per head globally and recycles the least at 35%; Germany recycles the most at 68%
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