Today in News History

On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1665, Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War. In 1773, Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar. In 1929, Tigran Petrosian, Armenian chess player (died 1984) was born. In 1940, The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union. In 1969, Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (died 2013) was born. In 1975, Juan Carlos Valerón, Spanish footballer was born. In 1979, Nick Rimando, American soccer player was born. In 1982, Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, Brazilian footballer was born. In 2015, Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (born 1920) passed away. In 2017, A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.