Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1846, The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired. In 1912, Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (died 2008) was born. In 1967, Bjørn Dæhlie, Norwegian skier and businessman was born. In 1972, Brian McBride, American soccer player and coach was born. In 1974, Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager was born. In 1979, José Kléberson, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1984, Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player was born. In 1987, Rashard Mendenhall, American football player was born. In 1988, Jacob deGrom, American baseball player was born. In 1992, Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.