Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1593, Mohammed Bagayogo, Malian scholar and academic (born 1523) passed away. In 1880, Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (died 1960) was born. In 1904, Simone Beck, French chef and author (died 1991) was born. In 1908, Revilo P. Oliver, American author and academic (died 1994) was born. In 1928, Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. In 1930, Hamish MacInnes, Scottish mountaineer and author (died 2020) was born. In 1937, The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine. In 1943, Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (died 2007) was born. In 1990, Pascal Stöger, Austrian footballer was born. In 1994, Timothy Cathcart, Northern Irish race car driver (died 2014) was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.