Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1792, George M. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 11th Vice President of the United States (died 1864) was born. In 1850, U.S. President Millard Fillmore is sworn in, a day after becoming president upon Zachary Taylor's death. In 1882, War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. In 1927, David Dinkins, American soldier and politician, 106th Mayor of New York City (died 2020) was born. In 1939, Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, journalist and educator (died 1999) was born. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1978, President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état. 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 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.