Today in News History

On June 21, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1749, Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded. In 1864, American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins. In 1891, Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (died 1979) was born. In 1919, Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (died 2013) was born. In 1931, David Kushnir, Israeli Olympic long-jumper (died 2020) was born. In 1938, Michael M. Richter, German mathematician and computer scientist (died 2020) was born. In 1951, Mona-Lisa Pursiainen, Finnish sprinter (died 2000) was born. In 1957, Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874) passed away. In 1993, Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-57 to retrieve the European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) satellite. It is also the first shuttle mission to carry the Spacehab module. In 2004, SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Epic is working on a 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher that will be 5x faster

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June 20, 2026

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Epic is working on a 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher that will be 5x faster

Launcher V2 will go through a private beta before a public release.

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