Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1864, Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. In 1934, Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (died 2012) was born. In 1937, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad. In 1941, Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager was born. In 1948, Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter was born. In 1981, Wolfram Müller, German runner was born. In 1982, A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. In 1989, Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (died 2012) was born. In 1999, İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player was born. In 2014, The worst historical defeat of Brazil against the Germany with a result of 1-7 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that has been dubbed the Mineirazo. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Fifa accused of World Cup ‘fix’ after Egypt’s controversial defeat to Argentina

The Independent

July 8, 2026

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Egypt were left upset after Mostafa Ziko’s goal was disallowed and claimed a penalty in the build-up to Argentina’s winning goal in the come-from-behind 3-2 win for the defending champions

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