Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1509, Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (born 1443) passed away. In 1528, Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1589) was born. In 1620, English crown bans tobacco growing in England, giving the Virginia Company a monopoly in exchange for tax of one shilling per pound. In 1861, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet and translator (born 1806) passed away. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1931, Sevim Burak, Turkish author (died 1983) was born. In 1962, Joan Laporta, Spanish lawyer and politician was born. In 1972, The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. In 1995, Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (Atlantis) docks with the Russian space station Mir for the first time. In 2002, Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.