Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 645, Isshi Incident: Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Fujiwara no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka during a coup d'état at the imperial palace. In 831, Zubaidah bint Ja`far, Abbasid Princess passed away. In 1212, The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In 1752, David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur. was born. In 1921, Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1939, Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (died 1999) was born. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1974, An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. In 2006, Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (born 1965) 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.