Today in News History

On July 6, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1218, Odo III, duke of Burgundy (born 1166) passed away. In 1411, Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor. In 1438, A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey. In 1483, Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned King and Queen of England. In 1557, King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again. In 1560, The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England. In 1887, David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii. In 1942, Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse. In 1963, George, duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899) passed away. In 2007, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (born 1939) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.