Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1021, Fujiwara no Akimitsu, Japanese bureaucrat (born 944) passed away. In 1891, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Japanese general and poet (died 1945) was born. In 1911, The United States, UK, Japan, and Russia sign the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911 banning open-water seal hunting, the first international treaty to address wildlife preservation issues. In 1937, Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong was born. In 1937, The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (Lugou Bridge) provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War (China-Japan War). In 1944, World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan. 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 1996, Yoon Chae-kyung, South Korean singer and actress was born. In 1997, Mizuho Habu, Japanese idol and model was born. In 2017, The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted with 122 countries voting in favour. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.