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Show THIS DATE IN HISTORY- JUNE 3 7. 1794 Cornelius Vanderbirt born. 1801 Cairo, Egypt, surrendered to the English. 1844 Murder by a mob of the Mormon prophet, Joe Smith; succeeded by Brigham Young. I860 The Great Eastern arrives in New York; her first voyage; made in ten days; afterwards used In laying the Atlantic cable. 1882-Battle of Gaines Mill, or Coal Harbor, Vs.; defeat of the Union forces. 1863 Gen. John Morgan, Confederate, started on raid from Sparta, Tenn., with 8,000 men; went through Kentucky into Indiana and Ohio; captured July 2T. 1864- BatUa of Kenesaw mountain (Sherman's march through Georgia). Union loss, 8,000; Confederate, 000. lO Death of Hiram Powers at Florence; sculptor sculp-tor of the "Greek Slave." 1877 The Grand Duke Nicholas crosses the Danube Dan-ube and enters Bulgaria; after severe conflicts the Turks retreat. |