Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published. 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 1857, George E. Ohr, American potter (died 1918) was born. In 1863, Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (died 1933) was born. In 1879, Margherita Piazzola Beloch, Italian mathematician (died 1976) was born. In 1908, Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1925, Roger Smith, American businessman (died 2007) was born. In 1967, Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.