Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1898, Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1958) was born. In 1908, Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837) passed away. In 1922, John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1946, David Collenette, Canadian civil servant and politician, 32nd Canadian Minister of National Defence was born. In 1947, Emil Seidel, American politician, Mayor of Milwaukee (born 1864) passed away. In 1957, Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas was born. In 2009, Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (born 1927) passed away. In 2015, Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917) passed away. In 2021, Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.