Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1810, John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. In 1922, Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (died 2010) was born. In 1923, Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2001) was born. 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 1940, Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 1942, World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. In 1971, Félix Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. 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. 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.