Today in News History
On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 860, Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. In 1053, Battle of Civitate: Three thousand Norman horsemen of Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX. In 1391, Tokhtamysh-Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia. In 1859, First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps. In 1886, George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1924) was born. In 1932, Geoffrey Hill, English poet and academic (died 2016) was born. In 1950, Annelie Ehrhardt, German hurdler was born. In 1980, Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russian race walker was born. In 1984, A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984-85 UK miners' strike. In 2014, Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
'A lot going on': Hill returns to Magpies training

Collingwood coach Craig McRae says Bobby Hill is a long way off playing again after returning from the latest interruption to his football.
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