Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In -100 BC, Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general (died 44 BC) was born. In 1470, The Ottomans capture Euboea. In 1909, Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (died 1994) was born. In 1913, Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends. In 1913, Willis Lamb, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1979, The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. In 1979, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) passed away. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.