Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1898, US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1945, Adele Goldberg, American computer scientist and academic was born. In 1963, Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. In 1978, The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom. In 1986, Ana Kasparian, American journalist and producer was born. In 1994, Ashton Irwin, Australian musician was born. In 2007, Anne McLaren, British scientist (born 1927) passed away. In 2014, Peter Underwood, Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Tasmania (born 1937) passed away. In 2017, The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.