Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1771, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, French chemist and businessman, founded DuPont (died 1834) was born. In 1835, Johannes Wislicenus, German chemist and academic (died 1902) was born. In 1885, Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist (died 1975) was born. In 1927, Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014) was born. In 1929, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer (died 2021) was born. In 1930, William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (died 2006) was born. In 1943, Birgit Grodal, Danish economist and academic (died 2004) was born. In 1973, Alexis Gauthier, French chef was born. In 1977, Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer was born. In 2001, Konstantin Gerchik, the second head of the world's first cosmodrome — "Baikonur" (1958-1961). passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.