Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1628, Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (died 1684) was born. In 1804, Alexander Hamilton, American general, economist, and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1755) passed away. In 1931, Eric Ives, English historian and academic (died 2012) was born. In 1955, Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author was born. In 1971, The Australian Aboriginal flag is flown for the first time. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 1998, The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers. In 2001, Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. In 2012, Hamid Samandarian, Iranian director and playwright (born 1931) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
I never open a new Obsidian vault without making these changes first
Don't touch Obsidian until you've done this.
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Argentina beat Switzerland to set up World Cup semifinal against England
[Photo] JUST IN: 🇦🇷 Argentina officially advances to the FIFA World Cup semifinal after defeat [...]
Argentina set up titanic World Cup semifinal against England with extra-time victory over Switzerland after Breel Embolo's embarrassing red card
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Euronews
· Jun 27, 2026
Anthropic cleared to restore Mythos 5 access to certain US organisations
We’re restoring access for these organizations quickly, and we’re continuing to work with the government to expand access to Mythos 5 and make Fable 5 available for general use again, the company said on Friday.
The Beat
· Jun 23, 2026
Horror Beat: Why you need to keep an eye on the new MANHUNTER 4K restoration hitting select theaters
Back when Brian Cox was Hannibal Lecter.
ComicBook.com
· Jul 7, 2026
The Dream Bane Casting for His DCU Deathstroke Team-Up Movie Was Ruled Out 3 Years Ago
Image Courtesy of DC Comics DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran continue to reshape the DC Universe‘s release slate as new projects enter development and priorities shift within a growing roster of contracted talent. Among the titles that emerged from that process is an untitled team-up movie pairing Bane and Deathstroke, first reported in September 2024 and now []
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· Jun 25, 2026
New Path of Exile 2 update adds yet another skill tree on top of making unique items easier to use in order to "open up a whole bunch of builds" in the action RPG
New Path of Exile 2 update adds yet another skill tree on top of making unique items easier to use in order to "open up a whole bunch of builds" in the action RPG
DNyuz
· Jul 12, 2026
Weekly Horoscope: July 12-July 18
The New Moon in Cancer on Tuesday is a reset that doesn’t announce itself — it just reorganizes what you thought you wanted and hands it back with better instructions. Something personal is asking to be started this week, stargazer, and Mars squaring Venus all week means the path to it won’t be smooth. Desire []
Polygon
· Jul 9, 2026
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