Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1730, An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline. In 1876, Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936) was born. In 1906, Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (died 2005) was born. In 1908, V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991) 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 1957, Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author was born. In 1966, Michael Hite, American politician was born. In 1970, Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. In 1994, Kim Il Sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (born 1912) passed away. In 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.