Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1725, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (died 1807) was born. In 1766, François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France. In 1881, General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect. In 1911, Germany dispatches the gunboat SMS Panther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis. In 1920, Henri Amouroux, French historian and journalist (died 2007) was born. In 1924, Georges Rivière, French actor (died 2011) was born. In 1934, Claude Berri, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2009) was born. In 1958, Jack Dyer Crouch II, American diplomat, United States Deputy National Security Advisor was born. In 1962, Independence of Rwanda and Burundi. In 1983, A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.