📅 Today in HistoryJuly 3

Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.

Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.

William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigning until 1087.

Jack Cade and his followers enter London unhindered by the government of king Henry VI.

Diego de Almagro leaves the recently conquered Inca capital of Cuzco to lead an expedition to Chile.

Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.

French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.

Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.

Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.

American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.