Today in News History
On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1918, Jing Shuping, Chinese businessman (died 2009) was born. In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1937, Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong was born. In 1941, Michael Howard, Welsh lawyer and politician was born. In 1946, Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. In 1947, Howard Rheingold, American author and critic was born. In 1963, Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. In 1982, Asia O'Hara, American drag performer was born. In 2007, Donald Michie, British scientist (born 1923) passed away. In 2016, Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Anthony Albanese and Matthew Wale rebuke China’s ‘provocative’ missile test
Anthony Albanese has lashed China’s ‘provocative and destabilising’ missile launch while his Solomon Islands counterpart also sharply criticised this week’s test firing.
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