Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1858, Eben Sumner Draper, American businessman and politician, 44th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1914) was born. In 1930, U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act into law. In 1945, Tommy Franks, American general was born. In 1964, Michael Gross, German swimmer was born. In 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs. In 1972, Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process. In 1988, Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer was born. In 2001, Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919) passed away. In 2014, Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1938) passed away. In 2014, Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (born 1954) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide, tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

WASHINGTON, June 17, (AP): US President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom...
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