Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1857, Charles Alderton, American pharmacist, founded Dr. Pepper (died 1941) was born. In 1860, William Dobinson Halliburton, British physiologist and biochemist (died 1931) was born. In 1918, J. Clyde Mitchell, British sociologist and anthropologist (died 1995) was born. In 1952, Patrick Dunleavy, English political scientist and academic was born. In 1952, The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. In 1973, In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. In 1974, Rob Kelly, American football player was born. In 1983, Edward Snowden, American activist and academic was born. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2012, A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.