Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1534, Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye. In 1863, American Civil War: Retreat from Gettysburg: The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signaling an end to his last invasion of the North. In 1898, En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives. In 1928, Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (died 2001) was born. In 1941, Tomaž Šalamun, Croatian-Slovenian poet and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1946, The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland. In 1958, Vera Leth, Greenlandic Ombudsman was born. In 1993, Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (born 1903) passed away. In 1994, Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city. In 2009, The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.