Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1951, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Egyptian terrorist (died 2022) was born. In 1959, Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany was born. In 1964, Brent Goulet, American soccer player and manager was born. In 1977, Ali Shariati, Iranian sociologist and philosopher (born 1933) passed away. In 1981, Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi, Saudi Arabian long jumper was born. In 1998, Joshua Da Silva, Trinidadian cricketer was born. In 2007, Ze'ev Schiff, Israeli journalist and author (born 1932) passed away. 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 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 2017, Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.