Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 994, Lothair Udo I, count of Stade (born 950) passed away. In 1266, War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships. In 1860, The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. In 1949, Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician was born. In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. In 1965, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American government and non-profit executive 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 1972, Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.