Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1561, Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz. In 1840, A Ms 7.4 earthquake strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on Mount Ararat, kills 10,000 people. In 1906, Séra Martin, French middle-distance runner (died 1993) was born. In 1947, Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, English politician, Minister for International Security Strategy was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1994, USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. In 2005, The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2024, A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Ghana Armed Forces to brief nation on nationwide flood mitigation exercise
The Director General of Joint Operations of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Forster Okae-Yeboah, is expected to address the nation at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, on the progress of a nationwide flood mitigation exercise and outline measures being implemented to protect communities from further flooding.
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