Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1881, Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960) was born. In 1921, Robert Everett, American computer scientist (died 2018) was born. In 1936, Nancy Willard, American author and poet (died 2017) was born. In 1939, Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, poet, and critic (born 1873) passed away. In 1976, Dave Rubin, American political commentator was born. In 1988, King Bach, Canadian-American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and social media personality was born. In 1990, Igor Subbotin, Estonian footballer was born. In 1996, Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist and academic (born 1932) passed away. In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2004, Ott Arder, Estonian poet and translator (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.