Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1903, Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1992) was born. In 1909, David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1981) was born. In 1914, Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta. In 1940, George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009) was born. In 1951, Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy (died 2018) was born. In 1959, Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. In 1961, Richard Arnold, English lawyer and judge was born. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.