Today in News History

On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 936, Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor passed away. In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York. In 1915, The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit. In 1934, "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. In 1943, World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). In 1971, The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon. In 1984, The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials. In 2009, A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. In 2016, The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet. In 2024, Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.