Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1785, The Boston King's Chapel adopts James Freeman's revised prayer book, without the Nicene Creed, establishing it as the first Unitarian congregation in the United States. In 1816, Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1862, Congress prohibits slavery in all current and future United States territories, and President Lincoln quickly signs the legislation. In 1934, The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the United States' Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 1939, John F. MacArthur, American minister and theologian was born. In 1955, Mary Schapiro, American lawyer and politician was born. In 1964, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate. In 1979, Paul Popenoe, American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (born 1888) passed away. 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 1990, The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.