Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1777, John Ross, Scottish commander and explorer (died 1856) was born. In 1918, First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. In 1922, John Postgate, English microbiologist, author, and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1924, Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015) was born. In 1930, William Bernard Ziff, Jr., American publisher (died 2006) was born. In 1948, Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. In 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. In 1985, Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model was born. In 2013, James Martin, English-Bermudian computer scientist and author (born 1933) passed away. In 2021, The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.