Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1723, William Blackstone, English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1780) was born. In 1792, George M. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 11th Vice President of the United States (died 1864) was born. In 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. In 1850, U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death. In 1925, Scopes trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. In 2000, Bashar al-Assad succeeds his father Hafez al-Assad as President of Syria. In 2011, Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. In 2012, Peter Kyros, American lawyer and politician (born 1925) passed away. In 2012, The Episcopal Church USA allows same-sex marriage. In 2017, Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant by the government of Iraq. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.