Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 870, Al-Muhtadi, Muslim caliph passed away. In 1582, Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, is forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide. In 1582, Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (born 1534) passed away. In 1919, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike. In 1964, Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1983, Edward Snowden, American activist and academic was born. In 1989, Abubaker Kaki, Sudanese runner was born. In 1997, Shintaro Katsu, Japanese actor, singer, director, and producer (born 1931) passed away. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2014, Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.