Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1882, Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1953) was born. In 1898, Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (died 1983) was born. In 1918, First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. In 1962, Gautam Adani, Indian industrialist and billionaire was born. In 1963, Preki, Serbian-American soccer player and coach was born. In 1968, Alaa Abdelnaby, Egyptian-American basketball player and sportscaster was born. In 1978, Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer was born. In 1982, "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. In 1988, Nichkhun, Thai-American singer and actor was born. In 1996, Duki, Argentinian rapper was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.