Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1890, Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. In 1912, David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (died 2000) was born. In 1924, The National War Memorial for the Dominion of Newfoundland was inaugurated by Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig in St. John's, Newfoundland. The date commemorates the first day of the Battle of the Somme, where at Beaumont-Hamel, 86 percent of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was wiped out. In 1941, Myron Scholes, Canadian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1955, Maʻafu Tukuiʻaulahi, Tongan politician and military officer, Deputy Prime Minister (died 2021) was born. In 1957, The International Geophysical Year begins. In 1958, Flooding of Canada's Saint Lawrence Seaway begins. In 1963, David Wood, American lawyer and environmentalist (died 2006) was born. In 1971, William Lawrence Bragg, Australian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1890) passed away. In 1978, The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.