Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1798, As a result of the XYZ Affair, the US Congress rescinds the Treaty of Alliance with France sparking the "Quasi-War". In 1911, The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. In 1926, Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi, Urdu poet (died 2020) was born. In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1945, Adele Goldberg, American computer scientist and academic was born. In 1947, Gyanendra, King of Nepal was born. In 1955, Ali Naci Karacan, Turkish journalist and publisher (born 1896) passed away. In 1963, Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. In 1964, Dominik Henzel, Czech-Swedish actor and comedian was born. In 1991, Yugoslav Wars: The Brioni Agreement ends the ten-day independence war in Slovenia against the rest of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.