Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1937, Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese-Taiwanese author was born. In 1943, Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army within the Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Volhynia) peak. In 1943, World War II: Allied invasion of Sicily: German and Italian troops launch a counter-attack on Allied forces in Sicily. In 1943, Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (died 2006) was born. In 1960, Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1968, Michael Geist, Canadian journalist and academic was born. In 1971, John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (born 1910) passed away. In 1978, Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists. In 1983, A TAME airline Boeing 737-200 crashes near Cuenca, Ecuador, killing all 119 passengers and crew on board. In 1989, Shimanoumi Koyo, Japanese sumo wrestler was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.