Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath. In 1916, Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (died 1973) was born. In 1929, Edith Windsor, American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activist (died 2017) was born. In 1942, The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1943, The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. In 1959, A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. In 1960, The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal). In 1963, Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. In 1994, The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured. In 2012, Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.