Today in News History
On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1874, Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year. In 1888, Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (died 1927) was born. In 1897, Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist and publisher (died 2001) was born. In 1941, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (born 1860) passed away. In 1944, Gary Busey, American actor was born. In 1945, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka was born. In 1977, Sotiris Liberopoulos, Greek footballer was born. In 1986, Frank Wise, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Western Australia (born 1897) passed away. In 2012, Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (born 1918) passed away. In 2015, Charles Pasqua, French businessman and politician, French Minister of the Interior (born 1927) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Liberal MP 'misunderstood' headlock meaning, not sorry
Narrative Analysis: Plain Folks
A state Liberal MP says she misunderstood the meaning of a headlock when she complained to police that a colleague had assaulted her.
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