Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1212, The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground. In 1645, English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place. In 1920, John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (born 1841) passed away. In 1938, Howard Hughes begins a 91-hour airplane flight around the world that will set a new record. In 1966, The Chicago Freedom Movement, co-founded by Martin Luther King Jr., holds a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago; as many as 60,000 people attend. In 1967, Gillian Tett, English journalist and author was born. In 1974, An EgyptAir Tupolev Tu-154 stalls and crashes at Cairo International Airport, killing all six people on board. 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 2012, Berthe Meijer, German-Dutch journalist and author (born 1938) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.