Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1571, Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641) was born. In 1922, John Amis, English journalist and critic (died 2013) was born. In 1929, The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster. In 1952, Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education was born. In 1963, The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools. In 1996, Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (born 1922) passed away. In 2001, Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919) passed away. In 2009, Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929) passed away. In 2013, Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (born 1948) passed away. In 2014, Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (born 1954) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Pollution near schools may be undermining learning, Researcher warns
Narrative Analysis: Appeal to Fear
A researcher behind a recent study that found thousands of Ghanaian pupils attend schools near contaminated sites says pollution may be having a bigger impact on children’s learning than many policymakers realise. The comments come after JoyNews earlier reported that about two million Ghanaian children attend schools within five kilometres of documented contaminated sites, according []
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