Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1638, Juan Pérez de Montalbán, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (born 1602) passed away. In 1848, A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. In 1866, Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950) was born. In 1933, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect, designed the Porto School of Architecture was born. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1970, Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician was born. In 1981, Felipe Cossío del Pomar, Peruvian painter and political activist (born 1888) passed away. In 2007, PMTair Flight 241 crashes in the Dâmrei Mountains in Kampot Province, Cambodia, killing all 22 people on board. In 2022, Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack. In 2024, Thousands of people storm Kenya's Parliament Buildings protesting the passing of the government's 2024/25 Finance Bill. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.