Today in News History
On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1824, Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea. In 1864, Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (died 1945) was born. In 1898, The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war. In 1940, Smedley Butler, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1881) passed away. In 1942, World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner. In 1942, Togo D. West Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2018) was born. In 1947, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module. In 2010, Russell Ash, English author (born 1946) passed away. In 2015, Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (born 1932) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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