Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1566, Nostradamus, French astrologer and author (born 1503) passed away. In 1954, Chris Huhne, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 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 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. In 2019, Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (born 1924) passed away. In 2020, Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989) 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.
Job numbers disappoint again as 2026 reaches the halfway point
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