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On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1922, Marilyn P. Johnson, American educator and diplomat, 8th United States Ambassador to Togo (died 2022) was born. In 1934, Gérard Latortue, Haitian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2023) was born. In 1954, Lou Pearlman, American music producer and fraudster (died 2016) was born. In 1960, Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic was born. In 1990, Xavier Rhodes, American football player was born. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. In 2010, Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938) passed away. In 2012, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army. In 2018, The 10,000,000th United States Patent is issued. In 2018, Antwon Rose II is fatally shot in East Pittsburgh by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld after being involved in a near-fatal drive-by shooting. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump’s Botched Vanity Project Fiasco Just Got Even More Embarrassing

The Daily Beast

June 19, 2026

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Trump’s Botched Vanity Project Fiasco Just Got Even More Embarrassing

Anna Moneymaker / via REUTERSPresident Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons, as new revelations surface about one of the contractors involved.Trump, 80, had bragged for months about repainting the massive pool on the National Mall his hand-selected shade of “American flag blue,” but less than 24 hours after the project was completed, the pool turned green with algae. Soon after, the blue finish began flaking off and floating to the surface, despite the fact that the firm overseeing the renovation had been paid about 14 million—more than seven times Trump’s original estimate of 1.8 million. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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