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, The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel. In 1921, Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) was born. In 1946, Michael Milken, American businessman and philanthropist was born. In 1995, Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer was born. In 2005, The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. In 2014, Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (born 1932) passed away. In 2014, C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (born 1951) passed away. In 2017, John Blackwell, American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (born 1973) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.