Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1894, Milward Kennedy, English journalist and civil servant (died 1968) was born. In 1918, J. Clyde Mitchell, British sociologist and anthropologist (died 1995) was born. In 1931, Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 2018) was born. In 1940, Mariette Hartley, American actress and television personality was born. In 1946, Malcolm Rifkind, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland was born. In 1960, Kate Brown, American politician, 38th Governor of Oregon was born. In 1964, Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1982, John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2004, Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman (born 1916) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.