Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1489, Bahlul Lodi, sultan of Delhi passed away. In 1584, Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (born 1525) passed away. In 1909, Herbert Zim, American naturalist, author, and educator (died 1994) was born. In 1990, João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917) passed away. In 1992, Caroline Pafford Miller, American journalist and author (born 1903) passed away. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2014, Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1924) passed away. In 2020, Kelly Preston, American actress and model (born 1962) passed away. In 2024, Evan Wright, American writer (born 1964) passed away. In 2024, Ruth Westheimer, German-American sex therapist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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Slate
· Jun 23, 2026
We Hired Our Niece to Babysit Our Kid. She Behaved Outrageously—And It’s Going to Cost Me.
I had no choice!
Slate Magazine
· Jun 23, 2026
We Hired Our Niece to Babysit Our Kid. She Behaved Outrageously—and It’s Going to Cost Me.
I had no choice!
Korea Times News
· Jul 3, 2026
How Korea’s birth mothers are exposing the hidden cost of overseas adoption
How Korea’s birth mothers are exposing the hidden cost of overseas adoption
The Rising Nepal
· Jul 10, 2026
Women Values Defy Purity Myths
Consider two women. The first is celebrated at a hospital in Kathmandu: she has just given birth through in-vitro fertil...
The Daily Caller
· Jul 7, 2026
REP. KAT CAMMACK: This Year, My Daughter Gets Her First Stake In America
'Parents should welcome a new baby with joy instead of financial dread'
The New Zealand Herald
· Jul 5, 2026
The parents struggling with the cost of kids’ holiday care
The parents struggling with the cost of kids’ holiday care
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