Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1631, The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders. In 1906, William Reid, Scottish mining engineer (died 1985) was born. In 1912, Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (died 1969) was born. In 1918, George Lynch, American race car driver (died 1997) was born. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1955, E. Lynn Harris, American author (died 2009) was born. In 1956, Peter Reid, English footballer and manager was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. In 1978, Frank Lampard, English footballer was born. In 2011, Ryan Dunn, American television personality (born 1977) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.