Today in History Friday 07/03/2026

324    Roman Emperor Constantine I defeated his co-emperor Licinus in the battle of Adrianople who fled to Byzantium 
1187    Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria destroyed the crusader army of Jerusalem in the Battle of Horns of Hattin 
1863    The Union army won the Battle of Gettysburg which was the biggest battle fought on the continent of North America securing a major victory during the US Civil War 
1884    The Dow Jones Transportation Average becomes their first stock index 
1996    The House of Commons in the UK announced Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny which occupied the throne used in coronations for 700 years in Westminster Abbey was to be returned to Scotland 
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