Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1798, As a result of the XYZ Affair, the US Congress rescinds the Treaty of Alliance with France sparking the "Quasi-War". In 1898, US President William McKinley signs the Newlands Resolution annexing Hawaii as a territory of the United States. 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 1930, Hamish MacInnes, Scottish mountaineer and author (died 2020) was born. In 1941, The US occupation of Iceland replaces the UK's occupation. In 1947, Howard Rheingold, American author and critic was born. In 1958, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. 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 1983, Cold War: Samantha Smith, a US schoolgirl, flies to the Soviet Union at the invitation of Secretary General Yuri Andropov. 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.