Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1793, The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. In 1803, Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (born 1714) passed away. In 1813, Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887) was born. In 1817, Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1734) passed away. In 1924, Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015) was born. In 1950, Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. In 1957, In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. In 1995, Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney Morissette v. United States (born 1903) passed away. In 2004, In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.