Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1880, Otto Frederick Rohwedder, American engineer, invented sliced bread (died 1960) was born. In 1918, Jing Shuping, Chinese businessman (died 2009) was born. In 1936, Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver (died 1971) was born. In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1944, World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. In 1946, Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. In 1962, Alitalia Flight 771 crashes in Junnar, Maharashtra, India, killing 94 people. In 1968, Jo Schlesser, French race car driver (born 1928) passed away. In 1973, Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist (born 1895) passed away. In 2013, A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.