Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1923, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1940, George Akerlof, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs. In 1979, Tyson Apostol, American television personality was born. In 1992, A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II). In 1996, Thomas Kuhn, American historian and philosopher (born 1922) passed away. In 2001, Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919) passed away. In 2009, Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929) passed away. In 2014, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (born 1923) passed away. In 2014, Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (born 1954) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.