Today in News History

On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1918, George Lynch, American race car driver (died 1997) was born. In 1929, Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013) was born. In 1945, The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. In 1946, André Watts, American pianist and educator (died 2023) was born. In 1948, The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later. In 1955, E. Lynn Harris, American author (died 2009) was born. In 1959, Robert B. Weide, American screenwriter, producer and director 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 1996, Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module. In 2010, Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (born 1916) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.