Today in News History

On July 10, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1877, Ernst Bresslau, German zoologist (died 1935) was born. In 1923, Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian actress and producer (died 2003) was born. In 1925, Scopes trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. In 1928, Don Bolles, American investigative reporter (died 1976) was born. In 1930, Josephine Veasey, English soprano and actress (died 2022) was born. In 1995, Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest. In 1997, In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. In 2002, The Massacre of the Innocents, a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, is sold at a Sotheby's auction for £49.5 million (US$76.2 million) to Lord Thomson. In 2008, Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boškoski is acquitted of all war-crimes charges by a United Nations tribunal. 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.