Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 947, Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931) passed away. In 1925, Art Modell, American businessman (died 2012) was born. In 1935, Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager was born. In 1957, Dave Houghton, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach was born. In 1964, Lou Yun, Chinese gymnast was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1988, Chet Faker, Australian singer-songwriter was born. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. In 2018, Twelve boys and an assistant coach from a soccer team in Thailand are trapped in a flooding cave, leading to an 18-day rescue operation. In 2021, John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.