Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1832, U.S. President Andrew Jackson vetoes a bill that would re-charter the Second Bank of the United States. In 1882, War of the Pacific: Chile suffers its last military defeat in the Battle of La Concepción when a garrison of 77 men is annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears. In 1928, Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2010) was born. In 1951, Korean War: Armistice negotiations begin at Kaesong. In 1959, Ellen Kuras, American director and cinematographer was born. In 1962, Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. In 1974, Brian Thompson, American insurance executive (died 2024) was born. In 2000, Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician (born 1909) passed away. In 2011, Amid widespread backlash to revelations of phone hacking, the British weekly tabloid newspaper News of the World publishes its final issue and shuts down after nearly 168 years in print. In 2014, Paul G. Risser, American ecologist and academic (born 1939) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.