Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1892, Pearl S. Buck, American novelist, essayist, short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973) was born. In 1893, Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist and news anchor (died 1989) was born. In 1933, Gene Green, American baseball player (died 1981) was born. In 1943, Karl Landsteiner, Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868) passed away. In 1948, William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor. In 1949, Mary Styles Harris, American biologist and geneticist was born. In 1997, The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2003, The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional. In 2013, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 2015, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.