Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1884, Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957) was born. In 1913, The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1955, Jimmy LaFave, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) was born. In 1957, Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017) was born. In 1967, Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist was born. In 1988, Patrick Beverley, American basketball player was born. In 1996, Jordan Romero, American mountaineer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.