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 1512, The Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre commences with the capture of Goizueta. In 1515, Francisco de Toledo, Viceroy of Peru (died 1582) was born. 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 1913, Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (died 1985) was born. In 1921, Belfast's Bloody Sunday occurs with 20 killings, at least 100 wounded and 200 homes destroyed during rioting and gun battles in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1928, Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (died 2003) was born. In 1997, Miguel Ángel Blanco, a member of Partido Popular (Spain), is kidnapped (and later murdered) in the Basque city of Ermua by ETA members, sparking widespread protests. 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 2013, Concha García Campoy, Spanish journalist (born 1958) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.