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July 4

 * 1187 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin.
 * 1802 - At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
 * 1859 - Austro-Sardinian War: The Battle of Magenta.
 * 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege.