Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1493, Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published. In 1536, Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (born 1466) passed away. In 1562, Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1928, Alastair Burnet, English journalist (died 2012) was born. In 1944, Delia Ephron, American author, playwright, and screenwriter was born. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 2012, Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Derrida’s Destruction of the Humanities

Quadrant Magazine

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July 2, 2026

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Oh, the irony! He became a celebrity and a commodity promoted beyond any semblance of his worth by the very system he claimed to oppose

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Quadrant Magazine

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· Jun 23, 2026

The Civilisational Stakes of Serious Literature

The Civilisational Stakes of Serious Literature

Attack the System

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· Jul 10, 2026

Gothic Olympus: The Hero’s Journey Through Europe’s Decadence

by M. Meisterholz Arktos Journal Jul 10, 2026 Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse, La Mort de La Pourpre (1914) A review of Christian Chensvold, Gothic Olympus (London: Arktos, 2026). 170 p. Gothic Olympus is an unusual and ambitious novel that combines several literary traditions into a single symbolic narrative. Drawing on [] The post Gothic Olympus: The Hero’s Journey Through Europe’s Decadence first appeared on Attack the System.

ScheerPost

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· Jul 3, 2026

Gerald Horne On The Real Story Of American Independence

Elias Isquith, Black Agenda Report. White supremacy and slavery. It’s time to revisit America’s heroic creation myth and what really happened in 1776, author-historian tells Salon. With a sweeping and widely praised new essay on reparations in the Atlantic, Ta-Nehisi Coates has challenged Americans to reconsider how they view their country’s history and to place the influence of []

The Daily Signal

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· Jun 28, 2026

The Conservative Movement and ‘The Odyssey’

Just a few weeks after our nation’s 250th anniversary, Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s 3,000-year-old epic “The Odyssey” will hit theaters. The conservative movement can learn something from Odysseus, the “man of twists and turns,” nearly three millennia after the poem was composed. As colossal as the poem’s story is—being stretched over 10 years...

Fox News

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· Jul 6, 2026

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History promotes 'extreme political activism,' WH report alleges

A 162-page White House report accuses the National Museum of American History of ideological capture and abandoning straightforward education.

SundayTimes

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· Jul 11, 2026

LAST WORD | From the frying pan into the Iran: Our fast-fading fight for focus

What a world to look forward to when we’ll download the entire literary canon in a nanosecond

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Related coverage for "Derrida’s Destruction of the Humanities": Quadrant Magazine — The Civilisational Stakes of Serious Literature. Attack the System — Gothic Olympus: The Hero’s Journey Through Europe’s Decadence. ScheerPost — Gerald Horne On The Real Story Of American Independence. The Daily Signal — The Conservative Movement and ‘The Odyssey’. Fox News — Smithsonian's National Museum of American History promotes 'extreme political activism,' WH report alleges. SundayTimes — LAST WORD | From the frying pan into the Iran: Our fast-fading fight for focus