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 1905, Rupert Wildt, German-American astronomer and academic (died 1976) was born. In 1928, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) was born. In 1944, The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. In 1978, The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. In 1995, Warren E. Burger, Fifteenth Chief Justice of the United States (born 1907) passed away. In 1995, Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) 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 2010, Richard B. Sellars, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.