Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1860, The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer". In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. In 1960, The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. 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 1975, KT Tunstall, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician was born. In 1977, Jason Mraz, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born. 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 1995, Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (born 1914) passed away. In 2006, Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter, founded Spelling Television (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.