Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1494, The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain. In 1566, Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (born 1503) passed away. In 1862, William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1942) was born. In 1926, Octavian Paler, Romanian journalist and politician (died 2007) was born. In 1954, Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was born. In 1966, France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll. In 1986, Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. In 2005, The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. In 2013, The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx. In 2020, Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.