Today in News History

On July 6, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1348, Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death. In 1831, Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902) was born. In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. In 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones, American supercentarian (died 2016) was born. In 1929, Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, French politician historian (died 2023) was born. In 1944, The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1964, Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (born 1906) passed away. In 1989, The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. In 2013, At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria. In 2020, Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.