Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1903, Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1992) was born. In 1913, William P. Rogers, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (died 2001) was born. In 1921, Paul Findley, American politician (died 2019) was born. In 1935, Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami (died 2019) was born. In 1940, George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009) was born. In 1959, Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. In 1959, Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (born 1880) passed away. In 1967, Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 2013, Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1933) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.