Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1759, Alexander J. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1817) was born. In 1864, American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins. In 1927, Carl Stokes, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Seychelles (died 1996) was born. In 1929, An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico. In 1930, Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (died 2017) was born. In 1942, World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland. In 1942, Togo D. West Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2018) was born. In 1954, Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs was born. In 1982, John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. In 2014, Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.