Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1690, Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar). In 1828, Lyncoya Jackson, a Muscogee war orphan adopted by Andrew Jackson passed away. In 1855, Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States. In 1862, American Civil War: The Battle of Malvern Hill takes place. It is the last of the Seven Days Battles, part of George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign. In 1869, William Strunk Jr., American author and educator (died 1946) was born. In 1916, World War I: First day on the Somme: On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. In 1924, The National War Memorial for the Dominion of Newfoundland was inaugurated by Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig in St. John's, Newfoundland. The date commemorates the first day of the Battle of the Somme, where at Beaumont-Hamel, 86 percent of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was wiped out. In 1941, Myron Scholes, Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1953, Jadranka Kosor, Croatian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Croatia was born. In 1965, Robert Ruark, American journalist and author (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.