Today in News History
On June 19, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1301, Prince Morikuni, shōgun of Japan (died 1333) was born. In 1718, At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei-Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty. In 1909, Osamu Dazai, Japanese author (died 1948) was born. In 1921, The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, is burned by British forces. In 1947, Pan Am Flight 121 crashes in the Syrian Desert near Mayadin, Syria, killing 15 and injuring 21. In 1987, Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. In 1987, Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45. In 2007, The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured. In 2009, Mass riots involving over 10,000 people and 10,000 police officers break out in Shishou, China, over the dubious circumstances surrounding the death of a local chef. In 2009, Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese engineer and surveyor (born 1895) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘It was scary’: 300 evacuated, 10 injured after fire breaks out at Japanese primary school
A fire that broke out at a primary school in Tokyo on Friday, injuring eight pupils and two teachers before being extinguished, authorities said. The fire was reported around 11am, according to the local fire department. It started in a room next to the music room on the top floor of Takinogawa Dai-san Elementary School in the Kita area of the Japanese capital. It was extinguished at around 1.45pm, with 75 fire engines and dozens of firefighters at the scene. Most of the injured suffered from...
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