Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1900, Earle E. Partridge, American general (died 1990) was born. In 1901, Sam Katzman, American director and producer (died 1973) was born. In 1932, T. J. Bass, American physician and author (died 2011) was born. In 1934, Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist (died 2016) was born. In 1943, Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (died 2007) was born. In 1946, Howard Hughes nearly dies when his XF-11 reconnaissance aircraft prototype crashes in a Beverly Hills neighborhood. In 1963, Buddhist crisis: Police commanded by Ngô Đình Nhu, brother and chief political adviser of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem, attacked a group of American journalists who were covering a protest. In 2005, A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others. In 2012, Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (born 1936) passed away. In 2016, Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.