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Today in History – August 3

1863 – Saratoga Race Course, the oldest organized sporting venue of any kind in the United States, opens.

Saratoga Race Course

1914 – Corporal Jules André Peugeot of the 44e R.I. was killed here during a mission at a border post at Joncherey becoming the firs French casualty of World War One.

Corporal Jules André Peugeot Memorial