Today in News History

On June 16, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1746, War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza. In 1906, Alan Fairfax, Australian cricketer (died 1955) was born. In 1911, IBM founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York. In 1992, Vladimir Morozov, Russian swimmer was born. In 1995, The Astronomy Picture of the Day website is launched. In 1996, Mel Allen, American sportscaster and game show host (born 1913) passed away. In 1999, Justin Jefferson, American football player was born. 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, A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.