Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1658, Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War. In 1848, A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. In 1876, Myles Keogh, Irish-American officer (born 1840) passed away. In 1900, Georgia Hale, American silent film actress and real estate investor (died 1985) was born. In 1906, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1944, The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. In 1950, Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish police officer and author (born 1904) passed away. In 1960, Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. In 2022, Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.