Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1584, William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard. In 1920, David Brinkley, American journalist (died 2003) was born. In 1927, David Dinkins, American soldier and politician, 106th Mayor of New York City (died 2020) was born. In 1956, Tom McClintock, American lawyer and politician was born. In 1964, Urban Meyer, American football player and coach was born. In 1966, The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. In 1974, An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. In 1975, Andrew Firestone, American businessman was born. In 1985, An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.