Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1335, Pope Benedict XII issues the papal bull Fulgens sicut stella matutina to reform the Cistercian Order. 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 1900, Marcel Paul, French communist politician and Holocaust survivor (died 1982) was born. In 1920, Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (died 2004) was born. In 1937, Lionel Jospin, French civil servant and politician, 165th Prime Minister of France was born. In 1950, Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1952, Philip Taylor Kramer, American bass player (died 1995) was born. In 1969, Chantal Jouanno, French politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports was born. In 1997, François Furet, French historian and author (born 1927) passed away. In 2013, Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
France's far right didn’t drop its grudge against Les Blues. It recast it.
What was once an attack on immigration and identity has become an attack on privilege and elitism — a shift that mirrors the party's path toward the presidency.
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