Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1905, Jacques Goddet, French journalist (died 2000) was born. In 1915, The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks. In 1931, Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 2018) was born. In 1947, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, judge, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1970, Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date. In 1973, In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. In 1981, Yann Danis, Canadian ice hockey player was born. In 1989, The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment. In 2012, Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (born 1918) passed away. In 2018, Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.