Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 645, Soga no Iruka, Japanese politician passed away. In 983, Benedict VII, pope of the Catholic Church passed away. In 1939, Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (died 1999) was born. In 1941, Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne. In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is recommended as the first Governor-General of Pakistan by the British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1991, The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid. In 2007, Abdul Rashid Ghazi, chancellor of Faridia University. (born 1964) passed away. 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 2017, Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.