Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1576, While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland". In 1796, The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty. In 1849, N. E. Brown, English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents (died 1934) was born. In 1864, American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C. In 1914, The US Navy launches the USS Nevada (BB-36) as its first standard-type battleship. In 1923, Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian and academic (died 2018) was born. In 1931, Dick Gray, American baseball player (died 2013) was born. In 1941, The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana. In 1990, Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins. In 2014, Bill McGill, American basketball player (born 1939) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
North Carolina, the Wild West of Hemp
Hemp businesses operate without state regulations but worry about arbitrary police raids. State officials, meanwhile, say they lack the tools to address a public health crisis.
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Hot Air
· Jun 23, 2026
LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Sweet South Carolina, and New York and Maryland Too
LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Sweet South Carolina, and New York and Maryland Too
ArcaMax
· Jun 23, 2026
Amid Pride Month, feds investigate school bathroom use by NC trans students
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Trump administration has singled out two western North Carolina school districts as part of a nationwide push during Pride Month targeting schools over their bathroom policies for transgender students. Buncombe County and ...
Washingtonian
· Jun 22, 2026
Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront
Formerly an industrial shipyard that revolved around fishing, Southwest DC was once home mainly to working-class Washingtonians—including European immigrants and Black Americans. That held true until the late 1950s, when the federal government demolished residences across the neighborhood to build offices and make way for the construction of I-395. The area has long been considered [] The post Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront first appeared on Washingtonian.
DNyuz
· Jun 22, 2026
Heat, wind and drought conditions fuel wildfires in Utah and other Western states
Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles, authorities said. The fire about []
Off The Press
· Jul 9, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West
Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning just between Utah and Colorado. The quick and early spread of wildfires comes after a short and warm winter across many Western states. In total, over 546,000 acres are currently burning in wildfires across the U.S., with the vast []...Click to read more
Washington Examiner
· Jun 22, 2026
Foundry for the future: The Silicon Valley of Appalachia
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — The familiar hum of a coal barge pushing the region’s black gold up the Monongahela River holds the same low rumble it did a century ago, softly echoing through the valley towns where steel once defined the American identity. But follow the Monongahela River just upstream from Pittsburgh, toward the historic Hazelwood []
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Related coverage for "North Carolina, the Wild West of Hemp": Hot Air — LIVE PRIMARY RESULTS: Sweet South Carolina, and New York and Maryland Too. ArcaMax — Amid Pride Month, feds investigate school bathroom use by NC trans students. Washingtonian — Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in The Wharf and Southwest Waterfront. DNyuz — Heat, wind and drought conditions fuel wildfires in Utah and other Western states. Off The Press — Hundreds of thousands of acres burn as fires spread in West. Washington Examiner — Foundry for the future: The Silicon Valley of Appalachia