Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1866, James Burns, English cricketer (died 1957) was born. In 1915, Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (died 2002) was born. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1939, Budge Rogers, English rugby player and manager was born. In 1954, Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster was born. In 1969, MaliVai Washington, American tennis player and sportscaster was born. In 1972, Watergate scandal: An .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. In 1982, The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. In 1994, The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured. In 2004, Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.