Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1941, The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana. In 1950, Pakistan joins the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank. In 1950, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic was born. In 1953, Suresh Prabhu, Indian accountant and politician, Indian Minister of Railways was born. In 1953, Piyasvasti Amranand, Thai businessman and politician, Thai Minister of Energy was born. In 1955, Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) was born. In 1957, Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 1970, Sajjad Karim, English lawyer and politician was born. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.