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On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1631, The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders. In 1912, Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (died 1969) was born. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1928, Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017) was born. In 1931, Olympia Dukakis, American actress (died 2021) was born. In 1969, Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician and academic 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 1987, A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter was born. In 1994, The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured. In 2017, Prodigy, American music artist (born 1974) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

OPINION - Don’t let the killjoys squeeze out the last drops of Soho’s glorious debauchery

The Standard

June 20, 2026

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OPINION - Don’t let the killjoys squeeze out the last drops of Soho’s glorious debauchery

The best thing about living in Soho is the noise, the constant hum and thrum of the city, which I’ve known since I was a child sitting on the balcony of Dad’s Berwick Street flat listening to the thrilling throng beneath me, longing to be old enough to join it. Now I’ve spent 30 years in and out of the sounds of Soho, enthralled by its beat.

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