SATURDAY, JULY 3, 2010

Today is Saturday, July 3, the 184th day of 2010. There are 181 days left in the year.

1775 _ Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.

1863 _ Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ends, major victory for North

1886 _ First NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine

1950 _ First time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War

1974 _ Soyuz 14 carries two cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3

1976 _ Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being

held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers

1987 _ Two men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic

1988 _ U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290

1989 _ The movie ``Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)

1991 _ Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring