Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1954, Lou Pearlman, American music producer and fraudster (died 2016) was born. In 1975, Hugh Dancy, English actor and model was born. In 1982, Chris Vermeulen, Australian motorcycle racer was born. In 1990, Xavier Rhodes, American football player was born. In 1993, KSI, English YouTuber was born. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. In 2013, Vince Flynn, American author (born 1966) passed away. In 2013, James Gandolfini, American actor (born 1961) passed away. In 2016, Anton Yelchin, American actor (born 1989) passed away. In 2019, Etika, American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Matt Damon Crashes ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ in a Trojan Horse to Troll Him: ‘I Did It!’

Toward the tail-end of his monologue Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” the host received a very special delivery from UPS: a giant horse, as well as a baby horse. “I didn’t order a horse!” exclaimed Kimmel to the UPS delivery guy. “I didn’t order either of those!” The UPS man, accompanied by Guillermo, proceeded []
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