Today in News History

On June 16, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1811, Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, destroying it and killing about 100 attackers. In 1881, Josiah Mason, English businessman and philanthropist (born 1795) passed away. In 1911, IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. In 1912, Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (died 2004) was born. In 1917, Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (died 1989) was born. In 1946, John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician was born. In 1995, The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is launched. In 2012, The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital mission. In 2012, China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut Liu Yang, to the Tiangong-1 orbital module. In 2013, Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (born 1924) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

SpaceX Overtakes Amazon To Become World's 5th Most Valuable Company

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June 16, 2026

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SpaceX Overtakes Amazon To Become World's 5th Most Valuable Company

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SpaceX said the all-stock deal was expected to close in the third quarter of this year and that Cursor would become a wholly owned subsidiary.

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