Today in News History

On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1926, Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003) was born. In 1933, The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. In 1968, Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach was born. In 1978, Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer was born. In 1980, The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park. In 1981, Wolfram Müller, German runner was born. In 1982, Hakim Warrick, American basketball player was born. In 1988, Ray Barbuti, American runner and football player (born 1905) passed away. In 2011, Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. In 2015, Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.