Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1964, Jose Canseco, Cuban-American baseball player and mixed martial artist was born. In 1989, Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player was born. In 1989, Alex Morgan, American soccer player was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1994, Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (born 1967) passed away. In 1994, Derrick White, American basketball player was born. In 2005, The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2024, A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.