Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1817, In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. In 1818, US Flag Act of 1818 goes into effect creating a 13 stripe flag with a star for each state. New stars would be added on July 4 after a new state had been admitted. In 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. In 1886, The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel. In 1887, Pio Pion, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1965) was born. In 1960, Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, almost ten and a half months later (see Flag Acts (United States)). In 1989, Benjamin Büchel, Liechtensteiner footballer was born. In 1994, Joey Marella, American wrestling referee (born 1964) passed away. In 2005, The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.