Today in News History

On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1879, Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist (died 1934) was born. In 1887, Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976) was born. In 1908, Minor White, American photographer, critic, and educator (died 1976) was born. In 1915, Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (died 2008) was born. In 1928, Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist (died 2023) was born. In 1943, John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born. In 1982, Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. In 1995, The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. In 1997, A Fokker 100 from the Brazilian airline TAM launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into 2,400 meters of free fall after an explosion that depressurized the aircraft. In 2006, One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.