Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. In 1909, Donald Sinclair, English lieutenant and businessman (died 1981) was born. In 1929, George Clayton Johnson, American author and screenwriter (died 2015) was born. In 1942, Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010) was born. In 1965, Ken Mellons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born. In 1966, The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. In 1991, A Beechcraft Model 99 crashes near Birmingham Municipal Airport (now Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport) in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. In 2006, A Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Multan International Airport, killing all 45 people on board. 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 2018, Tham Luang cave rescue: A group of Thai school children and their football coach are all rescued from a cave after being stuck there for 18 days; one Thai Navy SEAL diver dies during the rescue mission. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.