Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. In 1940, Wilma Rudolph, American runner (died 1994) was born. In 1951, Michèle Mouton, French race car driver and manager was born. In 1970, Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (born 1895) passed away. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 1973, Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (born 1944) passed away. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 1974, Mark Hendrickson, American basketball and baseball player was born. In 1989, Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (born 1903) passed away. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.