Today in News History
On July 3, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1775, American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1870, R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1947) was born. In 1878, George M. Cohan, American songwriter, actor, singer, and dancer (died 1942) was born. In 1941, Liamine Zéroual, Algerian politician, 4th President of Algeria was born. In 1947, Mike Burton, American swimmer was born. In 1967, The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny. In 1990, Lucas Mendes, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1990, Nathan Gardner, Australian rugby league player was born. In 2006, Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (born 1941) passed away. In 2010, Abu Daoud, Palestinian terrorist, planned the Munich massacre (born 1937) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Burnham faces online question session as he continues preparations for No 10

Andy Burnham, effectively the prime minister-in-waiting, will answer questions submitted by users of the Reddit forum.
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