Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1894, The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In 1907, James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) was born. In 1951, Angelo Falcón, Puerto Rican-American political scientist, activist, and academic, founded the National Institute for Latino Policy (died 2018) was born. In 1951, The ocean liner SS United States is christened and launched. In 1956, Daniel J. Drucker, Canadian academic and educator was born. In 1964, Nicolas Marceau, Canadian economist and politician was born. In 1965, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American government and non-profit executive was born. In 1972, Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds. 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 1997, Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (born 1936) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.