Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal. In 1821, E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (died 1888) was born. In 1900, Evelyn Irons, Scottish journalist and war correspondent (died 2000) was born. In 1919, William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (died 2011) was born. In 1920, Jacob H. Gilbert, American lawyer and politician (died 1981) was born. In 1923, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1939, Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison. In 1942, Charles Fitzpatrick, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Chief Justice of Canada (born 1853) passed away. In 1958, The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others. In 1994, Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.