Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1759, Alexander J. Dallas, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1817) was born. In 1774, Daniel D. Tompkins, American lawyer and politician, 6th Vice President of the United States (died 1825) 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 1927, Carl Stokes, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Seychelles (died 1996) was born. In 1930, Gerald Kaufman, English journalist and politician, Shadow Foreign Secretary (died 2017) was born. In 1942, Togo D. West Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2018) was born. In 1997, Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, Mexican trade union leader (born 1900) passed away. In 2012, Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (born 1926) passed away. 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.