Today in History: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

Today is Tuesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2024. There are 176 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 8, 2022, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech. Also on this date: In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. In 1853, an expedition led by Comm