Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1907, James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) was born. In 1910, Bill King, English yachtsman, naval commander and author (died 2012) was born. In 1912, Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1954) was born. In 1964, Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician 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 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 1991, Sonic the Hedgehog is released in North America on the Sega Genesis platform, beginning the popular video game franchise. In 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. In 2005, Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (born 1926) passed away. In 2012, James Durbin, English economist and statistician (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.