Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 947, Zhang Li, official of the Liao Dynasty passed away. In 1734, In Montreal, New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city. In 1864, American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins. In 1893, Leland Stanford, American businessman and politician, 8th Governor of California (born 1824) passed away. In 1911, Irving Fein, American producer and manager (died 2012) was born. 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 1964, Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. In 1992, Hussein El Shahat, Egyptian professional footballer was born. In 2001, A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. In 2010, Russell Ash, English author (born 1946) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.