Today in News History

On July 3, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1914, Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and engineer (died 1990) was born. In 1940, World War II: The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians. In 1961, Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) passed away. In 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. In 1989, Alex Morgan, American soccer player 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 1997, The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. In 2002, Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon. In 2016, Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (born 1928) passed away. 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.