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On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1955, Mary Schapiro, American lawyer and politician was born. In 1956, Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (born 1874) passed away. In 1959, Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany was born. In 1960, Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic was born. In 1976, Dennis Crowley, American businessman, co-founded Foursquare was born. In 1999, Jordan Poole, American basketball player was born. In 2001, Stanley Mosk, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1912) passed away. In 2005, Following a series of Michelin tire failures during the United States Grand Prix weekend at Indianapolis, and without an agreement being reached, 14 cars from seven teams in Michelin tires withdrew after completing the formation lap, leaving only six cars from three teams on Bridgestone tires to race. In 2009, Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer and surveyor (born 1895) passed away. In 2018, The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Questions swirl over Trump-linked firm given $1.7M no-bid contract to clean Reflecting Pool water before algae returned

The Independent

The Independent

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June 19, 2026

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Questions swirl over Trump-linked firm given $1.7M no-bid contract to clean Reflecting Pool water before algae returned

The firm’s owner resides near the president at Mar-a-Lago and has donated more than 300,000 to political committees affiliated with Trump

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