Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1847, Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (died 1916) was born. In 1861, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947) was born. In 1865, George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician (died 1939) was born. In 1870, Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943) was born. In 1894, Lloyd Hall, American chemist and academic (died 1971) was born. In 1899, Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer (died 1943) was born. In 1928, Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999) was born. In 1929, Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013) was born. In 1930, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (died 2017) was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.