





| ATTENTION ON DECK! |
| July 1, 1863 - Beginning of the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War. July 4, 1776 - The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress. July 4 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!! July 10, 1943 - The Allied invasion of Italy began with an attack on the island of Sicily. The British entry into Syracuse was the first Allied success in Europe. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the invasion as "the first page in the liberation of the European Continent." July 27, 1953 - The Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice by U.S. and North Korean delegates at Panmunjom, Korea. The war had lasted just over three years. |