Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1906, Murder of Grace Brown by Chester Gillette in the United States, inspiration for Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. In 1930, Harold Bloom, American literary critic (died 2019) was born. In 1930, Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (died 2020) was born. In 1947, The Exodus 1947 heads to Palestine from France. In 1960, Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1967, Jhumpa Lahiri, Indian American novelist and short story writer was born. In 1974, Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891) passed away. In 1990, Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins. In 1998, Panagiotis Kondylis, Greek philosopher and author (born 1943) passed away. In 2017, Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (born 1949) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.