Today in News History

On June 29, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1803, John Newton Brown, American minister and author (died 1868) was born. In 1849, John Hunn, American businessman and politician, 51st Governor of Delaware (died 1926) was born. In 1852, Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (born 1777) passed away. In 1858, Julia Lathrop, American activist and politician (died 1932) was born. In 1893, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972) was born. In 1949, Ann Veneman, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Agriculture was born. In 1955, Charles J. Precourt, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born. In 1972, The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. In 2007, Joel Siegel, American journalist and critic (born 1943) passed away. In 2012, Floyd Temple, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.