Editing July 3 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] veterans at the [[Great Reunion of 1913]] [[American Civil War reenactment|reenact]] [[Pickett's Charge]]; upon reaching the [[high-water mark of the Confederacy]] they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] survivors.
*[[1938]] &ndash; World speed record for a [[steam locomotive]] is set in England, by the ''[[LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard|Mallard]]'', which reaches a speed of {{convert|125.88|mph|km/h}}.
*  1938   &ndash; United States President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] dedicates the [[Eternal Light Peace Memorial]] and lights the eternal flame at [[Gettysburg Battlefield]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The Royal Navy [[Attack on Mers-el-Kébir|attacks the French naval squadron]] in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Minsk Offensive]] clears German troops from the city. 
*[[1952]] &ndash; The [[Constitution of Puerto Rico]] is approved by the [[United States Congress]].
*  1952   &ndash; The {{SS|United States}} sets sail on her maiden voyage to [[Southampton]]. During the voyage, the ship takes the [[Blue Riband]] away from the {{RMS|Queen Mary}}.
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[Aden Emergency]]: The [[Battle of the Crater (Aden)|Battle of the Crater]] in which the British [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] retake the [[Crater (Aden)|Crater district]] following the [[Arab Police mutiny]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: The "[[Falls Curfew]]" begins in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].
*  1970   &ndash; [[Dan-Air Flight 1903]] crashes into the [[Les Agudes]] mountain in the [[Montseny Massif]] near the village of [[Arbúcies]] in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]], killing all 112 people aboard.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 G-APDN Sierra del Montseny|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700703-0|access-date=2020-06-28|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[David Bowie]] retires his stage persona [[Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the [[Ziggy Stardust Tour]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Performance and Popular Music: History, Place and Time|first=Philip|last=Auslander|page=70|publisher=Ashgate|year=2013|isbn=978-1-409-49354-9}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]] signs the first directive for [[Operation Cyclone|secret aid]] to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[United States Navy]] warship {{USS|Vincennes|CG-49|6}} shoots down [[Iran Air Flight 655]] over the [[Persian Gulf]], killing all 290 people aboard.
*  1988   &ndash; The [[Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge]] in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the [[Bosphorus]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; British Prime Minister [[John Major]] announced the [[Stone of Scone]] would be returned to Scotland.
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[President of Egypt]] [[Mohamed Morsi]] is [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|removed from office]] by the [[Egyptian Armed Forces|military]] after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the [[Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt]], [[Adly Mansour]], is declared acting president until further elections are held.