Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1179, The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars. In 1800, War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria. In 1816, Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1906, Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) was born. In 1921, The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces. In 1943, The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. In 1960, Andrew Dilnot, English economist and academic was born. In 1987, Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45. In 1991, The last Soviet army units in Hungary are withdrawn. In 2007, The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.