Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1839, Adolphus Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (died 1913) was born. In 1902, Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958) was born. In 1918, Frank L. Lambert, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Occidental College (died 2018) was born. In 1930, Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (died 2019) was born. In 1936, Herbert Boyer, American businessman, co-founded Genentech was born. In 1938, Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (born 1854) passed away. In 1941, David G. Hartwell, American anthologist, author, and critic (died 2016) was born. In 1997, In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. In 2000, EADS, the world's second-largest aerospace group is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DASA, and CASA. In 2014, Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (born 1939) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.