Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1212, The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In 1856, Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American electrical and mechanical engineer (died 1943) was born. In 1950, Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer (born 1882) passed away. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1975, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor (died 2018) was born. In 1995, The NIOSH air filtration ratings update with the enactment of 42 CFR 84, previously published in the Federal Register. The new regulation includes rules governing the new N95 respirator standard. In 1997, In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. In 2014, Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (born 1939) passed away. In 2017, Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq. In 2019, The final Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the line in Puebla, Mexico; the last of 5,961 "Special Edition" cars will be exhibited in a museum. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.