Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1771, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (died 1820) was born. In 1815, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (born 1766) passed away. In 1906, William Reid, Scottish mining engineer (died 1985) was born. In 1912, Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (died 1980) was born. In 1967, Dan Tyminski, American singer-songwriter was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. In 2003, The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 2005, Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929) passed away. In 2012, Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921) passed away. In 2017, Prodigy, American music artist (born 1974) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.