Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1893, R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (died 1968) was born. In 1926, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004) was born. In 1935, Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010) was born. In 1939, Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2025) was born. In 1947, Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. In 1961, Ces Drilon, Filipino journalist was born. In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. In 1982, A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. In 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. In 2012, Martin Pakledinaz, American costume designer (born 1953) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

ABC obliterated for its nauseating coverage of Khamenei’s funeral

Sky News Australia

July 8, 2026

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Sky News contributor James Bolt says the ABC and Western media have had nauseating coverage of slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral. “There has been to me an absolute nauseating way of covering this funeral from Western outlets,” Mr Bolt said. “We had the ABC, we had a reporter go round – who did say, I’m only allowed where the government is going to let me – to me that didn’t go far enough."

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