Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 405, Vigilius, bishop of Trent (born 353) passed away. In 1409, Western Schism: The Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XIII in Avignon. In 1487, John Argyropoulos, Byzantine philosopher and scholar (born 1415) passed away. In 1689, Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (died 1769) was born. In 1915, Paul Castellano, American gangster (died 1985) was born. In 1945, Issa al-Haadi al-Mahdi (Dwight York), American criminal, black supremacist, pedophile, convicted child molester, and musician was born. In 1952, Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist (died 1979) was born. In 1975, Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint (born 1902) passed away. In 2003, The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional. In 2012, The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.