Today in News History

On July 3, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1795, Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (born 1716) passed away. In 1886, Raymond A. Spruance, American admiral and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (died 1969) was born. In 1898, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1982) was born. In 1921, Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013) was born. In 1933, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian educator and politician, 19th President of Argentina (born 1852) passed away. In 1940, César Tovar, Venezuelan baseball player (died 1994) was born. In 1951, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (died 2014) was born. In 1968, Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo-Albanian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo was born. In 1979, U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. In 2013, President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.