Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1735, Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. In 1798, The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War. In 1899, Wilfrid Israel, German businessman and philanthropist (died 1943) was born. In 1899, Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy. In 1930, Mike Foster, American politician, 53rd Governor of Louisiana (died 2020) was born. In 1961, Antony Jenkins, English banker and businessman was born. In 1979, America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. In 2004, Laurance Rockefeller, American financier and philanthropist (born 1910) passed away. In 2007, Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded Honest Ed's (born 1914) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.