Today in News History
On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1836, James Madison, American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (born 1751) passed away. In 1870, The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). In 1911, The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt. In 1934, Bette Greene, American journalist and author (died 2020) was born. In 1942, World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. In 1981, A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. In 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. In 2003, Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (born 1927) passed away. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
America faces record-breaking heatwave with dangerous temperatures and humidity ahead of Fourth of July
More than 130 million Americans in southern and Great Plains states were under moderate to severe heat risk over the weekend
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