Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1873, Leo Frobenius, German ethnologist and archaeologist (died 1938) was born. In 1874, Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1928, Radius Prawiro, Indonesian economist and politician (died 2005) was born. In 1932, Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton, British jurist; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2020) was born. In 1969, Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician was born. In 1969, Pavlos Dermitzakis, Greek footballer and manager was born. In 1972, The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. In 2000, Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (born 1913) passed away. In 2006, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.