Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 947, Li Congyi, prince of Later Tang (born 931) passed away. In 1812, War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer". In 1907, James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) was born. In 1914, Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta. In 1965, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American government and non-profit executive was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1989, Werner Best, German police officer and jurist (born 1903) passed away. In 2005, Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (born 1926) passed away. In 2007, Elliana Walmsley, American dancer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.