Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. In 1886, Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (born 1797) passed away. In 1886, The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel. In 1910, The Johnson-Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured. In 1961, Richard Garriott, English-American video game designer, created the Ultima series was born. In 1982, Vladimir Gusev, Russian cyclist was born. In 1990, Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player was born. In 2005, Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915) passed away. In 2006, Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.