Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1846, The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired. In 1974, Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager was born. In 1980, Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player was born. In 1984, Wieke Dijkstra, Dutch field hockey player was born. In 1985, Ai Miyazato, Japanese golfer was born. In 1986, Aoiyama Kōsuke, Bulgarian sumo wrestler was born. In 1988, Jacob deGrom, American baseball player was born. In 2007, Terry Hoeppner, American football player and coach (born 1947) passed away. In 2013, Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952) passed away. In 2018, Koko, western lowland gorilla and user of American Sign Language (born 1971) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Josh Widdicombe wrangles giant yellow ball on to boat for new TV show
The Strictly Come Dancing host is filming a new comedy show.
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