Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1512, The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta. In 1875, Dezső Pattantyús-Ábrahám, Hungarian politician (died 1973) was born. In 1883, War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvian army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war. In 1902, Nicolás Guillén, Cuban poet, journalist, and activist (died 1989) was born. In 1928, Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (died 2003) was born. In 1941, Jedwabne pogrom: Massacre of Polish Jews living in and near the village of Jedwabne. In 1983, Giuseppe De Feudis, Italian footballer was born. In 1985, An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan (then part of the Soviet Union), killing all 200 people on board in the USSR's worst-ever airline disaster. In 2002, Evangelos Florakis, Greek general (born 1943) 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.