Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1870, Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943) was born. In 1906, John Clayton Adams, English painter (born 1840) passed away. In 1924, Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (died 2017) was born. In 1963, Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. 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 2005, Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929) passed away. In 2012, Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928) passed away. In 2012, LeRoy Neiman, American painter (born 1921) passed away. In 2015, Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (born 1923) passed away. In 2019, Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the two countries. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.