Today in News History
On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1822, Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom. In 1864, Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya. In 1890, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter (died 1973) was born. In 1933, Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (died 2007) was born. In 1935, John David Crow, American football player and coach (died 2015) was born. In 1948, Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist was born. In 1958, Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment was born. In 1962, Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. In 1987, Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (born 1903) passed away. In 1989, Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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