Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1798, The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War. In 1850, Annie Armstrong, American missionary (died 1938) was born. In 1906, Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1943, Howard Gardner, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1950, Bonnie Pointer, American singer (died 2020) was born. In 1956, Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic was born. In 1960, David Baerwald, American singer-songwriter, composer, and musician was born. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 2000, Pedro Mir, Dominican lawyer, author, and poet (born 1913) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.