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 1884, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (born 1810) passed away. In 1903, Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (died 1941) was born. In 1912, Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (died 2008) was born. In 1943, The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. In 1964, Brent Goulet, American soccer player and manager was born. In 1974, Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player, coach, and manager was born. In 1978, Claudio Vargas, Dominican baseball player was born. In 1988, Jacob deGrom, American baseball player was born. In 2008, Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.