Today in News History
On July 3, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1851, Charles Bannerman, English-Australian cricketer and umpire (died 1930) was born. In 1870, R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1947) was born. In 1908, Robert B. Meyner, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of New Jersey (died 1990) was born. In 1925, Terry Moriarty, Australian rules footballer (died 2011) was born. In 1938, Jean Aitchison, English linguist and academic was born. In 1947, Dave Barry, American journalist and author was born. In 1958, Matthew Fraser, Canadian-English journalist and academic was born. In 1988, Winston Reid, New Zealand-Danish footballer was born. In 2005, Gaylord Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1916) passed away. In 2012, Richard Alvin Tonry, American lawyer and politician (born 1935) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
John Howard slams Pat Conroy’s comments describing Liberal party hero Robert Menzies as ‘nazi appeaser’
Former prime minister John Howard says comments from Labor’s Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy describing his Liberal party hero Robert Menzies as a ‘nazi appeaser’ are ‘beneath contempt’.
Narrative Intelligence Brief
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