Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1613, The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place. In 1776, American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts the Lee Resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain, although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not adopted until July 4. In 1921, World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox-Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany. In 1954, Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was born. In 1961, Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) passed away. 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 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. In 2012, Julian Goodman, American journalist (born 1922) passed away. In 2016, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.