Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1826, Alexander Afanasyev, Russian ethnographer and author (died 1871) was born. In 1881, Isabel Martin Lewis, American astronomer and author (died 1966) was born. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1923, Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian and academic (died 2018) was born. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1934, Clark R. Rasmussen, American politician (died 2024) was born. In 1950, J. R. Morgan, Welsh author and academic was born. In 1956, Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic was born. In 2013, Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (born 1923) passed away. In 2014, John Seigenthaler, American journalist and academic (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
250 years of American independence: Sinclair Lewis, the Nobel Prize-winning author who 'burst the smugness' of the average American
'America 250' (9/13). The 'Roaring Twenties' saw consumerism, puritanism, and xenophobia rise together in the United States. Sinclair Lewis, a native of Sauk Centre, a rural town in Minnesota, rose to fame with his biting satires of American life, which still resonate today.
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Argentina beat Switzerland to set up World Cup semifinal against England
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Argentina set up titanic World Cup semifinal against England with extra-time victory over Switzerland after Breel Embolo's embarrassing red card
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DNyuz
· Jul 6, 2026
Mike Wallace, Who Wrote an Acclaimed History of New York, Dies at 83
Mike Wallace, a self-proclaimed radical historian whose magisterial, unvarnished biography of New York, “Gotham,” written with Edwin G. Burrows, won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired two more door-stopper volumes about the city, died on Sunday in Mexico City. He was 83. His death, in a hospital, was confirmed in a statement by his wife, Carmen []
Financial Times
· Jul 4, 2026
Nicole Krauss: On the strangeness of pledging allegiance to the flag
An irreconcilable sense of alienation and belonging has been one of America’s many gifts to me
NPR News
· Jun 27, 2026
What would George Washington say? It's a busy year for people who portray him
America's 250th birthday has brought more events and new crowds for Revolutionary reenactors and interpreters. They say Washington's life holds important lessons for our current political divide.
RedState
· Jun 29, 2026
Happy 250th Birthday, America: We Now Live Twice As Long As We Did in 1776
Happy 250th Birthday, America: We Now Live Twice As Long As We Did in 1776
ScheerPost
· Jul 11, 2026
Democracy, Inequality And Social Security
Steven Hill, Democracy SOS. \America’s greatest anti-poverty program has long been the great income leveller in an unequal economy and democracy. And now it faces an existential threat. A financial tsunami of giant proportions is heading our way. It is due to arrive in about six years, and if it strikes with full force it will []
The Daily Signal
· Jul 6, 2026
Mamdani’s Sour Independence Day Address Shows How Little He Understands America
This Independence Day, countless Americans celebrated our country’s 250th anniversary in countless jubilatory ways, from grilling in the backyard to going to fireworks shows and even traveling to Mt. Vernon to pay respects to the Father of Our Country. But a certain socialist mayor of New York City took the occasion to deliver a speech...
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Related coverage for "250 years of American independence: Sinclair Lewis, the Nobel Prize-winning author who 'burst the smugness' of the average American": DNyuz — Mike Wallace, Who Wrote an Acclaimed History of New York, Dies at 83. Financial Times — Nicole Krauss: On the strangeness of pledging allegiance to the flag. NPR News — What would George Washington say? It's a busy year for people who portray him. RedState — Happy 250th Birthday, America: We Now Live Twice As Long As We Did in 1776. ScheerPost — Democracy, Inequality And Social Security. The Daily Signal — Mamdani’s Sour Independence Day Address Shows How Little He Understands America