1860
Literature
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Birth
Charlotte Perkins Gilman was born on July 3, 1860, in Hartford, Connecticut.
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11 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1901
Arts
Birth of Ruth Crawford Seeger
Ruth Crawford Seeger was born on July 3, 1901, in East Liverpool, Ohio.
View details1939
Sports
Unofficial high jump world record at Brentwood
Dorothy Tyler set an unofficial high jump world record of 1.66 m in 1939.
View details1940
Arts
Fontella Bass's Birth
Fontella Bass was born on July 3, 1940, in St. Louis, Missouri.
View details1941
Law
First Justice to have sat in every seat on the Supreme Court bench
Stone becomes the first Justice to have sat in every seat on the Supreme Court bench.
View details1952
Literature
John Burroughs Medal for "The Sea Around Us"
Carson was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished natural history writing.
View details1962
Literature
Publication of 'Sex and the Single Girl'
'Sex and the Single Girl' published on July 3, 1962, by Helen Gurley Brown.
View details1990
Science
Food pan cover with elastomeric seal patent
Patent for a food pan cover enhancing sealing efficiency.
View details1994
2012
Politics
Died in Norfolk, Virginia
Senator Yvonne B. Miller died on July 3, 2012, in Norfolk, Virginia, at age 77, after nearly 25 years in the Virginia Senate.
View details2020
Aviation
Death of Emily Howell Warner
Death of Emily Howell Warner in Littleton, Colorado, closing a pioneering career of barrier‑breaking firsts for women in U.S. airline cockpits.
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