Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1456, A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her execution. In 1848, Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician, 5th President of Brazil (died 1919) was born. In 1865, Four conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are hanged. In 1892, The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution. In 1911, The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. In 1924, Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (died 2008) was born. In 1942, Carmen Duncan, Australian actress (died 2019) was born. In 1980, Michelle Kwan, American figure skater was born. In 2006, A shootout happens in Spiritwood, Canada, killing 2 Royal Canadian Mounted Police and wounding a 3rd officer. In 2016, Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.