Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1633, The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. In 1889, Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (died 1980) was born. In 1910, Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995) was born. In 1946, Stephen Waley-Cohen, English journalist and businessman was born. In 1962, Stephen Chow, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1980, Joseph Cohen, British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (born 1889) passed away. In 1988, Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player was born. In 1996, Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer was born. In 2004, Bob Bemer, American computer scientist and engineer (born 1920) passed away. In 2013, Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (born 1978) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.