Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1576, While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland". In 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. In 1893, The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto. In 1915, Leonard Goodwin, British protozoologist (died 2008) was born. In 1916, Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) was born. In 1934, Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company was born. In 1963, Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1978, Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer was born. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.