Today in News History
On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1212, The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In 1451, James III of Scotland (died 1488) was born. In 1686, John Fell, English bishop and academic (born 1625) passed away. In 1921, Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1929, Winnie Ewing, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2023) was born. In 1976, Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial. In 1992, In Miami, former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. In 2002, The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. In 2008, Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Knife murders drop by a quarter in two years in UK
Overall knife crime has been cut by 10 and more than 1,900 knives were removed from the streets in the same time span.
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