Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1149, Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1924, Philip H. Hoff, American politician (died 2018) was born. In 1928, Radius Prawiro, Indonesian economist and politician (died 2005) was born. In 1945, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Sri Lankan journalist and politician, 5th President of Sri Lanka was born. In 1948, Usha Prashar, Baroness Prashar, Kenyan-English politician was born. In 1969, Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician 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 1995, The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 502 and injuring 937. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.