Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1683, Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and sinologist (died 1745) was born. In 1760, Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut: Austria defeats Prussia. In 1810, John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. In 1812, War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. In 1922, Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (died 2010) was born. In 1930, Donn F. Eisele, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1987) was born. In 1969, IBM announces that effective January 1970 it will price its software and services separately from hardware thus creating the modern software industry. In 1994, NASA's Space Station Processing Facility, a new state-of-the-art manufacturing building for the International Space Station, officially opens at Kennedy Space Center. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. In 2021, John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.