Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1855, Signing of the Quinault Treaty: The Quinault and the Quileute cede their land to the United States. In 1870, The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence. In 1878, Canada joins the Universal Postal Union. In 1923, The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration. In 1943, Peeter Lepp, Estonian politician, 37th Mayor of Tallinn was born. In 1968, Formal separation of the United Auto Workers from the AFL-CIO 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 2003, Over 500,000 people protest against efforts to pass anti-sedition legislation in Hong Kong. In 2020, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA. In 2024, At the centennial ceremony of the Dominion of Newfoundland National War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission allowed an unprecedented second Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment solder was entombed in the memorial at this ceremony. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.