Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1652, Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. In 1787, Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'. In 1941, Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut was born. In 1945, The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. In 1965, Bernard Baruch, American financier and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1971, Annik Van den Bosch, Belgian politician was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. In 1991, The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin. In 2005, Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929) passed away. In 2012, Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.