Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1179, The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars. In 1877, Charles Coburn, American actor (died 1961) was born. In 1883, Gladys Mills Phipps, American horse breeder (died 1970) was born. In 1888, Arthur Massey Berry, Canadian soldier and pilot (died 1970) was born. In 1914, Alan Cranston, American journalist and politician (died 2000) was born. In 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. In 1960, Charlotte Motor Speedway holds its first NASCAR race, the inaugural World 600. In 1987, Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. In 2004, Clayton Kirkpatrick, journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915) passed away. In 2020, Animal rights advocate Regan Russell is run over and killed by a transport truck outside of a pig slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.