Today in News History

On July 1, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1569, Union of Lublin: The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania confirm a real union; the united country is called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Republic of Both Nations. In 1890, Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. In 1946, Crossroads Able is the first postwar nuclear weapon test. In 1948, Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) inaugurates Pakistan's central bank, the State Bank of Pakistan. In 1967, Merger Treaty: The European Community is formally created out of a merger between the Common Market, the European Coal and Steel Community, and the European Atomic Energy Commission. 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 1968, The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established. In 1984, Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (born 1904) passed away. In 1991, Cold War: The Warsaw Pact is officially dissolved at a meeting in Prague. In 2020, The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.