Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1534, Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died 1582) was born. In 1582, Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese commander (born 1537) passed away. In 1615, Mashita Nagamori, Japanese daimyō (born 1545) passed away. In 1810, John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. In 1960, Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese composer and programmer was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1984, Takeshi Matsuda, Japanese swimmer 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 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.