Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1933, David Winnick, English politician was born. In 1934, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions. In 1939, Chuck Robb, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th Governor of Virginia was born. In 1941, World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. In 1944, World War II: The Battle of Osuchy in Osuchy, Poland, one of the largest battles between Nazi Germany and Polish resistance forces, ends with the defeat of the latter. In 1944, Gennady Zyuganov, Russian politician was born. In 1960, Mark Durkan, Irish politician was born. In 1991, Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav People's Army begins the Ten-Day War in Slovenia. In 2010, Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932) passed away. In 2015, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.