Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 645, Soga no Iruka, Japanese politician passed away. In 1882, War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. In 1928, Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2010) was born. In 1942, World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero"), which the US Navy then uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics. In 1943, World War II: Operation Husky begins in Sicily. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1962, Yehuda Leib Maimon, Israeli rabbi and politician (born 1875) passed away. In 2005, A. J. Quinnell, English author (born 1940) passed away. In 2011, Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. 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.