Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1863, The United States begins its first military draft; exemptions cost $300. In 1915, The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. In 1916, The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington. In 1930, Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam). In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1941, The US occupation of Iceland replaces the UK's occupation. In 1992, The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. In 1997, The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. In 2022, Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. In 2024, Jane McAlevey, American labor organizer and author (born 1964) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.