Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1848, A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1944, Gary David Goldberg, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) was born. In 1944, The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. In 1979, Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (born 1906) passed away. In 1981, Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington. In 1995, Warren E. Burger, Fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States (born 1907) passed away. In 1996, The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen. In 2007, PMTair Flight 241 crashes in the Dâmrei Mountains in Kampot Province, Cambodia, killing all 22 people on board. In 2024, Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.