Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1921, The Irish village of Knockcroghery was burned by British forces. In 1940, Michael Ruse, Canadian philosopher and academic was born. In 1942, World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland. In 1964, James Chaney, American civil rights activist (born 1943) passed away. In 1964, Michael Schwerner, American civil rights activist (born 1939) passed away. In 1983, Edward Snowden, American activist and academic was born. In 1990, Cedric Belfrage, English journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (born 1904) passed away. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2003, Leon Uris, American soldier and author (born 1924) passed away. In 2010, İlhan Selçuk, Turkish lawyer, journalist, and author (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.