Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1932, Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits. In 1932, John Murtha, American colonel and politician (died 2010) was born. In 1932, Derek Ibbotson, English runner (died 2017) was born. In 1942, Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian politician, Vice President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1945, Eddy Merckx, Belgian cyclist and sportscaster was born. In 1955, Mati Laur, Estonian historian, author, and academic was born. In 1963, Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (born 1882) passed away. In 1985, Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. In 1994, Amari Cooper, American football player was born. In 2001, Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Elon Musk Is Unleashing SpaceX’s New War Chest to Solve His AI Problem

Buying AI coding agent Cursor in a 60 billion deal and renting out data-center capacity gives the company a launchpad to land more enterprise customers.
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