Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1586, Anglo-Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company manage to repel a fleet of eleven Spanish and Maltese galleys off the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria. In 1690, Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail West and launch a raid on the small English town of Teignmouth leaving it devastated. In 1745, Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (died 1818) was born. In 1881, John C. Pemberton, American general (born 1814) passed away. In 1910, Loren Pope, American journalist and author (died 2008) was born. In 1919, The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight. In 1929, Svein Ellingsen, Norwegian visual artist and hymnist (died 2020) was born. In 1942, Roger McGuinn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born. In 2006, Red Buttons, American actor (born 1919) passed away. In 2015, Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

In 1907, a sailor watched the North Atlantic mysteriously change color forever

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In 1907, a sailor watched the North Atlantic mysteriously change color forever

For forty years, one sailor knew the North Atlantic by color, smell, light, weather, and the animals that surfaced around him. Then, in 1907, he wrote that the sea had changed — not for a season, not for a storm, but for good. — Read the rest The post In 1907, a sailor watched the North Atlantic mysteriously change color forever appeared first on Boing Boing.

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