Today in News History

On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1800, War of the Second Coalition Battle of Höchstädt results in a French victory over Austria. In 1846, The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired. In 1851, Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (died 1890) was born. In 1909, Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (died 1948) was born. In 1910, Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (died 1966) was born. In 1922, Aage Bohr, Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) was born. In 1923, Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (died 2012) was born. In 1938, Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (died 2002) was born. In 1954, Richard Wilkins, New Zealand-Australian journalist and television presenter was born. In 2001, John Heyer, Australian director and producer (born 1916) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.