Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1917, David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1922, John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1924, Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015) was born. In 1945, The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. In 1945, George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York was born. In 1962, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexican politician was born. In 1989, Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. In 1994, A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. In 2021, The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.