Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1893, The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto. In 1953, Leon Spinks, American boxer (died 2021) was born. In 1960, Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 1978, Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer was born. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 1984, Tanith Belbin, Canadian-American ice dancer was born. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. In 2015, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán escapes from the maximum security Altiplano prison in Mexico, his second escape. 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.