Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1865, American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army. In 1949, Gordon Bray, Australian journalist and sportscaster was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 2008, Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918) passed away. In 2010, John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1915) passed away. In 2013, Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. In 2018, Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.