Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1803, The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people. In 1911, A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities. In 1927, First flight of the Lockheed Vega. In 1950, David Jensen, Canadian-English radio and television host was born. In 1997, NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. In 2001, Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board. In 2002, A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28. In 2005, The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. In 2006, Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. In 2012, The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.