Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1898, Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1958) was born. In 1927, Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014) was born. In 1946, Ellison Onizuka, American engineer, and astronaut (died 1986) was born. In 1950, Mercedes Lackey, American author was born. In 1958, Silvio Mondinelli, Italian mountaineer was born. In 1964, Jean-Luc Delarue, French television host and producer (died 2012) was born. In 1968, Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster was born. In 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. In 1992, David Alaba, Austrian footballer was born. In 1994, A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.