Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1812, War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. In 1907, James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) was born. In 1940, Diana Trask, Australian singer-songwriter was born. In 1946, The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake strikes Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. In 1958, John Hayes, English politician, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change was born. In 1973, Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (born 1944) passed away. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 2010, John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1915) passed away. In 2012, James Durbin, English economist and statistician (born 1923) passed away. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.