Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1877, Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor (died 1929) was born. In 1888, Bronson M. Cutting, American publisher and politician (died 1935) was born. In 1889, Verena Holmes, English engineer (died 1964) was born. In 1894, Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (died 1956) was born. In 1898, Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (died 1935) was born. In 1926, Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, English microbiologist and parasitologist (died 2017) was born. In 1934, Virbhadra Singh, Indian politician (died 2021) was born. In 1940, Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician (died 1962) was born. In 1940, George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009) was born. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.