Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1610, The Battle of Klushino is fought between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish-Russian War. In 1848, François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (born 1768) passed away. In 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. In 1903, The Philippine-American War is officially concluded. In 1942, World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces. In 1943, World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka. In 1963, Laureano Márquez, Spanish-Venezuelan political scientist and journalist was born. In 1986, Rafael Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis player was born. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. In 2015, Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.