Today in News History
On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1847, Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (died 1916) was born. In 1912, Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (died 1969) was born. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1947, Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (born 1906) passed away. In 1956, A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people. In 1969, MaliVai Washington, American tennis player and sportscaster was born. In 1982, The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide. In 1986, Dreama Walker, American actress was born. In 1987, A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter was born. In 1990, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, Senegalese writer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Jesy Nelson calls SMA screening roll-out ‘a postcode lottery’ that ‘isn’t fair’

Nelson campaigned for newborn babies to be screened after her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed with the rare condition.
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