Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1628, Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (died 1684) was born. In 1892, Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (born 1820) passed away. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1927, Jack Harshman, American baseball player (died 2013) was born. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1957, Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017) was born. In 1966, Jeff Bucknum, American race car driver was born. In 1967, Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter was born. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 2000, Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.