Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1903, Werner Best, German SS officer and jurist (died 1989) was born. In 1905, Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (died 2002) was born. In 1928, Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2010) was born. In 1928, Don Bolles, American investigative reporter (died 1976) was born. In 1930, Janette Sherman, American physician, author, and pioneer in occupational and environmental health (died 2019) was born. In 1931, Julian May, American author (died 2017) was born. In 1940, Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician was born. In 1941, Jake Eberts, Canadian film producer (died 2012) was born. In 2008, Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.