Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1374, A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. In 1812, Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. In 1908, Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837) passed away. In 1924, Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2008) was born. In 1924, Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015) was born. In 1976, Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (born 1908) passed away. In 2004, In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. In 2015, Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917) passed away. In 2021, Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.