Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1899, Wilfrid Israel, German businessman and philanthropist (died 1943) was born. In 1913, Cordwainer Smith, American sinologist, author, and academic (died 1966) was born. In 1956, Amitav Ghosh, Indian-American author and academic was born. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 1963, Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1971, Leisha Hailey, American singer-songwriter and actress was born. In 1974, Alanas Chošnau, Lithuanian singer-songwriter was born. In 1983, Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (born 1915) passed away. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 2007, Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (born 1939) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Why I switched to a NAS storage drive to backup files - and ditched iCloud and Dropbox for good

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July 7, 2026

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Thanks to the Ugreen DXP4800 Plus, I've been able to cancel several storage subscriptions. Here's how.

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