Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1889, Verena Holmes, English engineer (died 1964) was born. In 1929, Mario Ghella, Italian racing cyclist (died 2020) was born. In 1930, John Elliott, English historian and academic (died 2022) was born. In 1931, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. In 1940, Stuart Sutcliffe, Scottish painter and musician (died 1962) was born. In 1941, Keith Newton, English footballer (died 1998) was born. In 1942, World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 2012, Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.