Today in News History

On July 4, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1886, Poundmaker, Canadian tribal chief (born 1797) passed away. 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 1940, Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020) was born. In 1941, Nazi crimes against the Polish nation: Nazi troops massacre Polish scientists and writers in the captured Ukrainian city of Lviv. In 1976, Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists. In 1977, The George Jackson Brigade plants a bomb at the main power substation for the Washington state capitol in Olympia, in solidarity with a prison strike at the Walla Walla State Penitentiary Intensive Security Unit. In 1982, Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces, and their fate remains unknown. In 1993, Bona Arsenault, Canadian historian, genealogist, and politician (born 1903) passed away. In 2001, Vladivostok Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board. In 2005, Cliff Goupille, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1915) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.