Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1734, In Montreal, New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city. In 1828, Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and academic (died 1904) was born. In 1900, Georges-Henri Bousquet, French economist and Islamologist (died 1978) was born. In 1924, Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (died 2012) was born. In 1926, Conrad Hall, French-American cinematographer (died 2003) was born. In 1932, Bernard Ingham, English journalist and civil servant (died 2023) was born. In 1938, Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist (died 2020) was born. In 1980, Łukasz Cyborowski, Polish chess player was born. In 1982, John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. In 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.