Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1756, A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1929, Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (born 1843) passed away. In 1929, Anne Weale, English journalist and author (died 2007) was born. In 1949, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 8th president of Sri Lanka was born. In 1965, Bernard Baruch, American financier and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1970, Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs was born. In 1971, Annik Van den Bosch, Belgian politician was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. In 1975, The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters". Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.