Today in News History
On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1778, Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (died 1832) was born. In 1861, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947) was born. In 1877, Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1900, Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. In 1916, Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (died 1973) was born. In 1921, Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. In 1943, The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. In 1943, World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. In 1973, Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board. In 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
London transport: Piccadilly line and DLR hit with closures all weekend
It comes as a heat warning was issued for Tube passengers with temperatures set to soar past 30C this week
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