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1863 – The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most famous battles of the Civil War, begins.
1870 – The Department of Justice (seal pictured) formally comes into existence.
1879 – Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
1892 – The Homestead strike, a strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers against the Carnegie Steel Company, begins.
1984 – The PG–13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
1987 – Radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all-sports radio station.

On this day for the United States

Events

1782 – American privateers attack Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill takes place, the final battle in the Seven Days campaign, part of the George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign.
1863 – American Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg begins.
1870 – The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
1879 – Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
1885 – United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
1892 – The Homestead strike, a strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers against the Carnegie Steel Company, begins.
1898 – Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill was fought in Santiago de Cuba.
1931 – United Airlines began service (as Boeing Air Transport)
1968 – The CIA's Phoenix Program is officially established.
1968 – Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL–CIO.
1984 – The PG–13 rating is introduced by the MPAA.
1987 – American radio station WFAN in New York City is launched as the world's first all–sports radio station.
2000 – Vermont's civil unions law goes into effect.