Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1819, Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1). It is the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago. In 1841, Thomas Lempriere and James Clark Ross carve a marker on the Isle of the Dead in Van Diemen's Land to measure tidal variations, one of the earliest surviving benchmarks for sea level rise. In 1855, Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States. In 1881, The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. In 1890, Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engined monoplane aircraft. In 1957, The International Geophysical Year begins. In 1958, Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins. In 1968, The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. In 1991, Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.