Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1915, Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1830) passed away. In 1936, Omar Suleiman, Egyptian general and politician, 16th Vice President of Egypt (died 2012) was born. In 1939, Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (died 1976) was born. In 1942, Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico was born. In 1979, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001) was born. In 1989, Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player was born. In 2000, Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. In 2016, Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1946) passed away. In 2020, Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.