Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1226, Bolesław V the Chaste of Poland (died 1279) was born. In 1802, Karl Zittel, German theologian (died 1871) was born. In 1814, Anton Nuhn, German anatomist and academic (died 1889) was born. In 1860, William Dobinson Halliburton, British physiologist and biochemist (died 1931) was born. In 1882, Adrianus de Jong, Dutch fencer and soldier (died 1966) was born. In 1918, Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer (died 2020) was born. In 1997, Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, Mexican trade union leader (born 1900) passed away. 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 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004). In 2011, Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (died 2019) was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.