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 1906, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White. In 1910, The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for "immoral purposes"; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come. In 1924, William J. Castagna, American lawyer and judge (died 2020) was born. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1959, Charles Starkweather, American spree killer (born 1938) passed away. In 1959, Lutz Dombrowski, German long jumper and educator was born. In 1998, In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional. In 2007, J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (born 1933) passed away. In 2022, Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.