Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 983, Benedict VII, pope of the Catholic Church passed away. In 1473, James II, king of Cyprus passed away. In 1621, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, French commander (born 1571) passed away. In 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. In 1916, Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (died 1972) was born. In 1928, Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2010) was born. In 1933, C.K. Yang, Taiwanese decathlete and pole vaulter (died 2007) was born. In 1956, K. Rajagopal, Malaysian football manager was born. In 2000, Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria. In 2011, Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.