Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1757, Battle of Plassey: Three thousand British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000-strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey. In 1758, Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany. 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 1860, The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer". In 1926, Annette Mbaye d'Erneville, Senegalese writer was born. In 1945, Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2016) was born. In 1956, Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator was born. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. 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.