Today in News History

On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1774, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-English general (born 1715) passed away. In 1899, Wilfrid Israel, German businessman and philanthropist (died 1943) was born. In 1930, Trevor Storer, English businessman, founded Pukka Pies (died 2013) was born. In 1934, Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer, founded the Armani Company was born. In 1943, Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (died 2006) 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 1994, Gary Kildall, American computer scientist, founded Digital Research (born 1942) 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.