Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 645, Soga no Iruka, Japanese politician passed away. In 645, Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace. In 1212, The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In 1724, Eva Ekeblad, Swedish noble and agronomist (died 1786) was born. In 1882, War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. In 1900, Sampson Sievers, Russian monk and mystic (died 1979) was born. In 1953, Zoogz Rift, American musician and wrestler (died 2011) was born. In 1985, The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is bombed and sunk in Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira. In 1985, An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. In 2018, Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.