Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1894, Erna Mohr, German zoologist (died 1968) was born. In 1905, Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952) was born. In 1941, The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana. In 1953, Suresh Prabhu, Indian accountant and politician, Indian Minister of Railways was born. In 1956, Sela Ward, American actress was born. In 1962, Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 1990, Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec begins. In 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.