Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1856, Henry Chapman Mercer, American archaeologist and author (died 1930) was born. In 1901, Chuck Taylor, American basketball player and salesman (died 1969) was born. In 1917, David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1924, Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015) was born. In 1933, Sam Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2021) was born. In 1938, Abulfaz Elchibey, Azerbaijani politician, 1st democratically elected Azerbaijani President (died 2000) was born. In 1938, Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded. 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 1994, A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.