Today in News History
On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1776, Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. In 1934, Edward D. DiPrete, American politician was born. In 1942, Phil Gramm, American economist and politician was born. In 1960, Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union. In 1962, Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. In 1977, Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player was born. In 1981, Joe McDonnell (hunger striker), Irish Republican Army member (born 1951) passed away. In 1994, Kim Jong Il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il Sung. In 1994, Kim Il Sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (born 1912) passed away. In 2014, Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (born 1956) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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Preliminary findings from focus groups conducted by his team suggest this rhetoric strongly energizes Trump's core supporters
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