Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1884, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (born 1810) passed away. In 1953, Julius Rosenberg, American spy (born 1918) passed away. In 1953, Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (born 1915) passed away. In 1959, Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany was born. In 2004, Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915) passed away. In 2007, Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and author (born 1932) passed away. In 2012, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army. In 2013, Vince Flynn, American author (born 1966) passed away. In 2013, Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952) 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.