Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1493, Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1895, Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983) was born. In 1917, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (died 2006) was born. In 1931, Geeto Mongol, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2013) was born. In 1943, Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (died 2022) was born. In 1948, Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (died 2024) was born. In 1955, Timothy Garton Ash, English historian and author was born. In 1966, D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (born 1870) passed away. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.