Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 911, Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. In 1832, Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1896) was born. In 1912, Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (died 1996) was born. In 1924, César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2005) was born. In 1958, Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager was born. In 1960, France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso) and Niger. In 1971, The nationalization of all large copper mines in Chile is completed. In 1981, Susana Barreiros, Venezuelan judge was born. In 1983, A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board. In 2007, Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Colombia (born 1913) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.