Today in News History

On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1807, In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. In 1905, Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970) was born. In 1934, "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. In 1950, The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel. In 1973, Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état. In 1984, The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials. In 1989, Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. In 1995, Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. In 2009, A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. In 2013, Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.