Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1179, The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars. In 1800, War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria. In 1816, Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1864, Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, American soldier (born 1843) passed away. In 1945, Tobias Wolff, American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist was born. In 1953, Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York. In 1993, William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) passed away. In 2001, John Heyer, Australian director and producer (born 1916) passed away. In 2009, War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist rebels in the South Waziristan area of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. In 2015, James Salter, American novelist and short-story writer (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.