Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. 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 1917, Andrew Wyeth, American artist (died 2009) was born. In 1970, Susan Tyler Witten, American politician was born. In 1979, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) passed away. In 1980, John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888) passed away. In 1997, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 2010, Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (born 1939) passed away. In 2013, Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (born 1921) passed away. In 2014, Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (born 1919) passed away. In 2024, Bill Viola, American video and installation artist (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Free Speech Is The West’s Greatest Asset. It’s Also Our Greatest Vulnerability.

The Daily Wire

The Daily Wire

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July 4, 2026

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Free Speech Is The West’s Greatest Asset. It’s Also Our Greatest Vulnerability.

Free speech is America’s greatest protection against tyranny. It also creates one of our greatest vulnerabilities to foreign enemies. Our challenge is to defend that freedom without letting our enemies turn it against us. The First Amendment protects free speech for good reason. Once government gets to decide which opinions are allowed, every other freedom ...

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