Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1922, Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) was born. In 1945, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1949, Syed Zafarul Hasan, Indian philosopher and academic (born 1885) passed away. In 1964, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. In 1974, Mustaque Ahmed Ruhi, Bangladeshi member of parliament was born. In 1980, Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer was born. In 1981, Subhash Mukherjee, Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931) passed away. In 1985, Ai Miyazato, Japanese golfer was born. In 1995, Peter Townsend, Burmese-English captain and pilot (born 1914) passed away. In 2018, The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.