Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1906, Walter Rauff, German SS officer (died 1984) was born. In 1910, Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) was born. In 1922, Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) was born. In 1945, Radovan Karadžić, Serbian-Bosnian politician and convicted war criminal, 1st President of Republika Srpska was born. In 1945, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1950, Neil Asher Silberman, American archaeologist and historian was born. In 1990, The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is founded in Moscow. In 1990, The current international law defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, is ratified for the first time by Norway. In 1991, The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn. In 2009, War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.