Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1803, John Newton Brown, American minister and author (died 1868) was born. In 1897, Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist and publisher (died 2001) was born. In 1914, Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek-American mathematician and academic (died 1976) was born. In 1916, British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising. In 1924, Philip H. Hoff, American politician (died 2018) was born. In 1955, Charles J. Precourt, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born. In 1957, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Turkmen dentist and politician, 2nd President of Turkmenistan was born. In 1972, The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. In 2006, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law. In 2015, Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.