Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1819, Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer (died 1907) was born. In 1889, The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published. In 1893, R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (died 1968) was born. In 1898, The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip. In 1917, J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (died 1999) was born. In 1932, The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22. In 1947, Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident. In 1965, Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (born 1881) passed away. In 1979, Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917) passed away. In 2013, Edmund Morgan, American historian and author (born 1916) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.