Today in News History
On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1765, Nachman of Horodenka, Hasidic rabbi passed away. In 1864, Heinrich Wölfflin, Swiss historian and critic (died 1945) was born. In 1916, Herbert Friedman, American physicist and astronomer (died 2000) was born. In 1923, Jacques Hébert, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2007) was born. In 1929, An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow ends the Cristero War in Mexico. In 1942, World War II: A Japanese submarine surfaces near the Columbia River in Oregon, firing 17 shells at Fort Stevens in one of only a handful of attacks by Japan against the United States mainland. In 1942, Togo D. West Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2018) was born. In 1954, Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland was born. In 1967, Pierre Omidyar, French-American businessman, founded eBay was born. In 2014, Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (born 1931) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Vance in Switzerland for US-Iran talks as Strait of Hormuz closed again
A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on Sunday as Iranian negotiators and US Vice-President J.D. Vance arrived in the Swiss host city, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Vance told reporters he hoped to “make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re going to be focused...
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