Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1899, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, President of Greece (died 1987) was born. In 1911, Sergey Sokolov, Russian marshal and politician, Soviet Minister of Defence (died 2012) was born. In 1917, World War I: Russia launches an offensive against Austria-Hungary to capture Galicia, its final offensive of the war. In 1946, Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test. In 1958, Jack Dyer Crouch II, American diplomat, United States Deputy National Security Advisor was born. In 1968, The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established. In 1968, The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is signed in Washington, D.C., London and Moscow by sixty-two countries. In 1991, Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. In 2013, Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union. In 2014, Anatoly Kornukov, Ukrainian-Russian general (born 1942) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.