Today in News History
On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 679, Æthelthryth, English saint (born 636) passed away. In 1314, First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn (south of Stirling) begins. In 1686, William Coventry, English politician (born 1628) passed away. In 1716, Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (died 1789) was born. In 1907, James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) was born. In 1949, Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes, English accountant and politician was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1984, Levern Spencer, Saint Lucian high jumper was born. In 1995, Roger Grimsby, American journalist (born 1928) passed away. In 2012, James Durbin, English economist and statistician (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
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