Today in News History

On June 30, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1900, A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over 200 crew members and passengers are killed, and hundreds injured. In 1942, Robert Ballard, American lieutenant and oceanographer was born. In 1944, World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. In 1949, Bùi Thanh Liêm, Vietnamese cosmonaut (died 1981) was born. In 1956, A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners. In 1959, A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood. In 1985, Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. In 1994, During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, the aircraft crashes killing all seven people on board. In 2007, A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack. This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before. In 2009, Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.