Birthdays

Franklin Lewis Griffith
Turns 37 on this date

Lucius H. Holsey
Turns 23 on this date

John O. Saxton
Turns 32 on this date

Otis Henry Tiffany
Turns 40 on this date
Events
Business/Industry | In Washington D.C., the planned reopening of Ford's Theater causes public and governmental consternation | 07/03/1865 |
Crime/Disasters | In Washington, D.C., Mary Harris goes on trial for the sensational murder of her former lover at the Treasury building | 07/03/1865 |
Documents
Letter | Andrew Johnson to David Wills, July 3, 1865 | 07/03/1865 |