Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1683, Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and sinologist (died 1745) was born. In 1832, Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (born 1761) passed away. In 1894, The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. 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 1937, Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician was born. In 1942, Martin Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, English cosmologist and astrophysicist was born. In 1943, Vint Cerf, American computer scientist and Internet pioneer was born. In 1965, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American government and non-profit executive was born. In 1967, Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. In 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.