Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 325, The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea. In 1816, William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist, founded the Webb Institute (died 1899) was born. In 1906, Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) was born. In 1907, Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (died 1985) was born. In 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. In 1977, Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (born 1933) passed away. In 1987, Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. In 2007, The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured. 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. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.