Today in News History

On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1585, The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France. In 1667, An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. In 1776, Jeremiah Markland, English scholar and academic (born 1693) passed away. In 1807, The first Treaty of Tilsit between France and Russia is signed, ending hostilities between the two countries in the War of the Fourth Coalition. In 1834, In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. In 1892, The Katipunan is established, the discovery of which by Spanish authorities initiated the Philippine Revolution. 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 1944, Ian Wilmut, English-Scottish embryologist and academic (died 2023) was born. In 1958, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law. In 2016, Ex-US Army soldier Micah Xavier Johnson shoots fourteen policemen during an anti-police protest in downtown Dallas, Texas, killing five of them. He is subsequently killed by a robot-delivered bomb. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.