Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 574, John III, pope of the Catholic Church passed away. In 939, Leo VII, pope of the Catholic Church passed away. In 1573, Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months. In 1608, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1657) was born. In 1794, The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins. In 1841, Otto Wagner, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Postal Savings Bank and Karlsplatz Stadtbahn Station (died 1918) was born. In 1940, Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (died 2013) was born. In 1944, Ernő Rubik, Hungarian game designer, architect, and educator, invented the Rubik's Cube was born. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 1995, Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-70 to deploy the TDRS-7 satellite. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

History of JavaScript: Browser wars, ECMAScript, Node.js, TypeScript, and React

Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily

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Valeriii Filatov, PVS-Studio, Jul 13, 2026 This is a great overview of the 30 year history of JavaScript, one of the most fundamental innovations underlying web browsers. I remember the early days of Mocha and more or less many of the developments that followed, though I admit some things - like React - weren't really for me. And I never did approve of the renaming to ECMAscript just for copyright reasons. Still, great read. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

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