Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1612, John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (died 1634) was born. In 1911, William Howard Stein, American chemist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1980) was born. In 1928, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, Russian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) was born. In 1937, Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, English politician (died 2019) was born. In 1971, John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish physician, biologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1880) passed away. In 1991, The breakup of Yugoslavia begins when Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia. In 1997, An uncrewed Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir. In 2004, Morton Coutts, New Zealand inventor (born 1904) passed away. In 2007, J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (born 1933) passed away. In 2012, Edgar Ross, American boxer (born 1949) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.