Today in News History
On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1756, A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. In 1872, George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (died 1948) was born. In 1900, Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. In 1906, William Reid, Scottish mining engineer (died 1985) was born. In 1942, The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1943, The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. In 1956, Peter Reid, English footballer and manager was born. In 1959, A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. In 1964, A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people. In 1982, The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Individual rescued by Civil Protection teams after St Peter’s Pool fall
Rescue teams from Fire Stations 5 and 10 of the Civil Protection Department successfully completed an emergency operation at St Peter's Pool in Delimara yesterday afternoon following a fall that left an individual in need of medical assistance, the CPD said on its Facebook page. The operation, which took place in an area noted for its challenging terrain and restricted access, required precision from the responding units. Upon arriving at the scene, rescuers carefully immobilised the casualty to ensure their safety before transferring them to the CPD RHIB Delta 2.The vessel provided a swift means of egress from the difficult coastline to a secure location, where the individual was handed over for further medical care and subsequent transport to Mater Dei Hospital.
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