Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 947, Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931) passed away. In 1910, Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, 15th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 2008) was born. In 1947, The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. In 1953, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and President of Armenia was born. In 1967, Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 2012, Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (born 1925) passed away. In 2013, Frank Kelso, American admiral and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1933) passed away. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.