Today in News History

On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1845, Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1906) was born. In 1910, Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995) was born. In 1950, Greg Oliphant, Australian rugby league player was born. In 1971, Gary Connolly, English rugby player was born. In 1981, Sione Lauaki, New Zealand rugby player (died 2017) was born. In 1984, Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player was born. In 1985, Thomas Leuluai, New Zealand rugby league player was born. In 1986, The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2-1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. In 1988, Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player was born. In 2002, An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Salah scores as Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1 for first World Cup win

Al Jazeera

June 22, 2026

lean left

Egypt rallied from a goal down at half-time to turn the game on its head and strengthen their case for the knockouts.

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