Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1933, The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. In 1935, John David Crow, American football player and coach (died 2015) was born. In 1941, Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager was born. In 1952, Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster was born. In 1980, The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park. In 1980, Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. In 1980, Robbie Keane, Irish footballer was born. In 1997, Bryce Love, American football player was born. In 2014, The worst historical defeat of Brazil against the Germany with a result of 1-7 in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that has been dubbed the Mineirazo. In 2015, James Tate, American poet (born 1943) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.