Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1242, Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris. In 1865, Susan La Flesche Picotte, Native American physician (died 1915) was born. In 1867, John Robert Gregg, Irish-born American educator, publisher, and humanitarian (died 1948) was born. In 1898, Joe McKelvey, Executed Irish republican (died 1922) was born. In 1903, Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef, created the chocolate chip cookie (died 1977) was born. In 1919, William Kaye Estes, American psychologist and academic (died 2011) was born. In 1937, Ted Nelson, American sociologist and philosopher was born. In 1941, Đorđe Bogić, protopresbyter of the Serbian Orthodox Church, victim of Genocide of Serbs (born 1911) passed away. In 1959, Carol Anderson, American author and historian was born. In 1966, Mohammed Ghazy Al-Akhras, Iraqi journalist and author was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.