Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 911, Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. In 1912, Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (died 1996) was born. In 1920, In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany. In 1943, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. In 1950, Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani physicist and academic was born. In 1960, France legislates for the independence of Dahomey (later Benin), Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso) and Niger. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 1988, Étienne Capoue, French footballer was born. In 1994, Bartłomiej Kalinkowski, Polish footballer was born. In 2002, Amad, Ivorian footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.