Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1632, Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (died 1690) was born. In 1848, A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. In 1866, Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950) was born. In 1935, Salihu Ibrahim, Nigerian Army Officer (died 2018) was born. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1943, The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz. In 1960, Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. In 1970, Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician was born. In 2022, Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack. In 2024, Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.