Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1758, Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: British, Hanoverian, and Prussian forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany. In 1810, John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. In 1923, Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) was born. In 1942, World War II: Germany's latest fighter aircraft, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190, is captured intact when it mistakenly lands at RAF Pembrey in Wales. In 1959, Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany where he resumes a scientific career. 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 1989, Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (born 1903) passed away. 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. In 2012, Walter J. Zable, American football player and businessman, founded the Cubic Corporation (born 1915) passed away. In 2014, Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (born 1931) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.