Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1947, The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U.S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. In 1953, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and President of Armenia was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. In 1979, LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player was born. In 1988, Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast was born. In 2012, Frank Chee Willeto, American soldier and politician, 4th Vice President of the Navajo Nation (born 1925) passed away. In 2012, James Durbin, English economist and statistician (born 1923) passed away. In 2013, Nik Wallenda becomes the first man to successfully walk across the Grand Canyon on a tight rope. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. In 2015, Miguel Facussé Barjum, Honduran businessman (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.