Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1868, Edwin Stephen Goodrich, English zoologist and anatomist (died 1946) was born. In 1911, Irving Fein, American producer and manager (died 2012) was born. In 1918, Dee Molenaar, American mountaineer (died 2020) was born. In 1918, J. Clyde Mitchell, British sociologist and anthropologist (died 1995) was born. In 1919, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike. In 1931, David Kushnir, Israeli Olympic long-jumper (died 2020) was born. In 1932, Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant (died 2023) was born. In 1938, Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist (died 2020) was born. In 1964, Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. In 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.