Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1906, Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (died 2005) was born. In 1909, Ike Petersen, American football player (died 1995) was born. In 1917, J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (died 1999) was born. In 1921, John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for controversial involuntary sex reassignment of David Reimer (died 2006) was born. In 1933, Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (died 2007) was born. In 1942, Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1881) passed away. In 1965, Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (born 1881) passed away. In 1970, Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. In 2007, Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (born 1927) passed away. In 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.