1863

The pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge.

1775

Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

1971

Singer Jim Morrison of the Doors died in Paris at age 27.

2012

Andy Griffith, who starred as the sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show,” died at his North Carolina home at 86.