Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1869, Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish journalist and author (died 1954) was born. In 1913, Maurice Wilkes, English computer scientist and physicist (died 2010) was born. In 1917, Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist (died 2019) was born. In 1936, Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (died 2014) was born. In 1945, Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1872) passed away. In 1953, Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo. In 1970, Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025) was born. In 1990, Iman Shumpert, American basketball player was born. In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2024, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.