Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1862, Lewis Carroll tells Alice Liddell a story that would grow into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequels. In 1900, Belinda Dann, Indigenous Australian who was one of the Stolen Generation, reunited with family aged 107 (died 2007) was born. In 1914, The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo. In 1918, Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (died 2002) was born. In 1937, Eric Walters, Australian journalist (died 2010) was born. In 1976, Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2003) was born. In 1990, Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (born 1924) passed away. In 1994, Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city. In 2008, A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.