Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In -1312 BC, Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. In 1604, Samuel de Champlain encounters the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1812, Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. In 1813, Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. In 1908, Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837) passed away. In 1922, The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. In 1945, The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. In 1953, William E. Moerner, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 2009, Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (born 1927) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.