Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1775, American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1813, Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, Scottish-English admiral and politician (born 1726) passed away. In 1922, John Amis, English journalist and critic (died 2013) was born. In 1940, The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. In 1940, World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster. In 1940, George Akerlof, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1945, Ken Livingstone, English politician, 1st Mayor of London was born. In 1949, John Craven, English economist and academic was born. In 1953, Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion. In 1959, Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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