Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1803, Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (born 1714) passed away. In 1908, Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837) passed away. In 1916, William B. Saxbe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 70th United States Attorney General (died 2010) was born. In 1945, George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York was born. In 1957, Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas was born. In 1960, Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland was born. In 1995, Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney Morissette v. United States (born 1903) passed away. In 2014, John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1928) passed away. In 2015, Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.