Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1862, The Russian State Library is founded as the Library of the Moscow Public Museum. In 1863, American Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg begins. In 1879, Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954) was born. In 1899, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, President of Greece (died 1987) was born. In 1922, The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States. In 1968, The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. In 1991, Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. In 1995, Savvy Shields, Miss America 2017 was born. In 2019, Bogusław Schaeffer, Polish composer (born 1929) passed away. In 2020, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.