Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1950, Lee Tamahori, New Zealand film director was born. In 1959, Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach was born. In 1967, Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon. In 1979, Nick Rimando, American soccer player was born. In 1984, Si Tianfeng, Chinese race walker was born. In 1992, A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). In 2001, Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919) passed away. In 2013, James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (born 1934) passed away. In 2019, Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (born 1951) passed away. In 2020, Jean Kennedy Smith, American activist, humanitarian, author and diplomat (United States Ambassador to Ireland, 1993-1998) (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.