Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1633, The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe in the form he presented it in, after heated controversy. In 1910, Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995) was born. In 1913, Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet and translator (born 1875) passed away. In 1944, World War II: Opening day of the Soviet Union's Operation Bagration against the Army Group Centre. In 1964, Dan Brown, American author and academic was born. In 1969, The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. In 1988, Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player was born. In 1990, Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908) passed away. In 2000, Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people. In 2008, Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.