Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 900, Fulk, French archbishop and chancellor passed away. In 1242, Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris. In 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law. In 1952, Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land. In 1957, Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) was born. In 1967, Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. In 1974, Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (born 1889) passed away. In 1989, Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people. In 2013, Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (born 1927) passed away. In 2017, A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.