Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1616, Shah Shuja, Mughal prince (died 1661) was born. In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. 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 1977, Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer and manager was born. In 1980, Melissa Rauch, American actress was born. In 1983, José Manuel Rojas, Chilean footballer 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 2007, Rod Beck, American baseball player (born 1968) passed away. In 2013, Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.