Today in News History
On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1834, In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. In 1892, The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution. In 1930, The Finnish far-right Lapua Movement organises the Peasant March demonstration in Helsinki to put pressure on the government to prohibit communist activities. In 1960, Kevin A. Ford, American colonel and astronaut was born. In 1972, Manfred Stohl, Austrian race car driver was born. In 1992, The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. In 1994, Timothy Cathcart, Northern Irish race car driver (died 2014) was born. In 2006, A shootout happens in Spiritwood, Canada, killing 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police and wounding a 3rd officer. In 2016, Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. In 2024, Jane McAlevey, American labor organizer and author (born 1964) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Highway patrol police to work alone in ‘backflip’ that has angered union
The powerful police union is incensed by a plan to reintroduce lone patrols of Victorian highways as the force struggles to fill almost 1500 vacancies and recently slashed reception hours at dozens of stations.
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