Today in News History

On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 381, The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I. In 969, The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt. In 1763, The Mozart family grand tour of Europe began, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus. In 1875, The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. In 1911, Mervyn Peake, English author and illustrator (died 1968) was born. In 1918, In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. In 1956, The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. In 1960, Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentine journalist, photographer, and author was born. In 1999, Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. In 2002, The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.