Today in News History
On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1898, The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip. In 1939, Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (born 1859) passed away. In 1947, Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. In 1964, Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player and manager was born. In 1968, The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. In 1972, Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. In 1980, Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. In 1982, A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. In 1992, Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015) was born. In 2022, Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (born 1922) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
ICE fatally shoots illegal immigrant in Houston after alleged vehicle ramming

An illegal immigrant was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston on Tuesday following a traffic stop that led to an alleged vehicle ramming. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was stopped by ICE officers “as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal alien” when Araujo attempted []
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