Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1917, Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist (died 2019) was born. In 1944, Gennady Zyuganov, Russian politician was born. In 1945, Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi (Dwight York), American criminal, black supremacist, pedophile, convicted child molester, and musician was born. In 1960, Mark Durkan, Irish politician was born. In 1962, Jerome Kersey, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) was born. In 1970, Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025) was born. In 1975, Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial. In 1985, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader, 17th Karmapa Lama was born. In 2003, The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional. In 2013, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.