Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. In 1940, Wilma Rudolph, American runner (died 1994) was born. In 1940, George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009) was born. In 1940, Adolf Hitler goes on a three-hour tour of the architecture of Paris with architect Albert Speer and sculptor Arno Breker in his only visit to the city. In 1940, Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 1945, John Garang, Sudanese colonel and politician, President of Southern Sudan (died 2005) was born. In 1945, Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (born 1923) 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.