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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1852, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933) was born. In 1904, Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973) was born. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1961, Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people. In 1961, ČSA Flight 511 crashes at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco, killing 72. In 1969, Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (died 2006) was born. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. In 2013, Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
‘Miracle’: Man pulled from rubble four days after Venezuelan quakes
A 21-year-old man was pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building in La Guaira, Venezuela.
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Reuters
· Jun 26, 2026
Venezuela earthquakes shatter windows in Caracas
Windows shattered and people were seen running out of a compound when Caracas was hit by two of the biggest earthquakes in Latin America's modern history. The government estimated hundreds of people are still trapped and missing on top of 589 confirmed fatalities and 2,980 injuries. #venezuela #caracas #earthquake #southamerica #disaster
KTLA 5
· Jun 25, 2026
Dramatic moment building collapses during Venezuela earthquake
A resident of northern Venezuela captured the dramatic moment a building collapsed during back-to-back earthquakes on Wednesday, June 24. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1
Hindustan Times
· Jul 1, 2026
Six seconds of horror: Venezuela quake turns building into rubble, camera captures collapse
Venezuela earthquake horror: The video shows the structure suddenly giving way and crashing to the ground in a matter of seconds
Ya Libnan
· Jun 25, 2026
Venezuela earthquakes live: Many casualties expected after buildings collapse
What’s happening? Rescuers search for victims in a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photo: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Image President Delcy Rodriguez after two strong earthquakes and nearly two dozen aftershocks collapsed buildings in Caracas and elsewhere. Rodriguez has been running Venezuela since January, when a U.S. military operation on []
The Guardian
· Jun 25, 2026
Scenes of destruction after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela – visual guide
Rescue efforts under way after buildings reduced to rubble in capital and along northern coastHundreds of people are feared to have died and thousands have been injured in Venezuela’s largest earthquake in more than a century.Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit 39 seconds apart near the town of Morón. Continue reading...
Associated Press
· Jul 4, 2026
Drone video shows Venezuelans retrieving bodies from rubble 10 days after earthquakes
Ten days after two earthquakes shook Venezuela, families across the devastated north-central coast are still clawing through mountains of pulverized concrete with their bare hands to locate thousands of relatives missing in the ruins. (AP Video shot by Fernanda Pesce) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
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Related coverage for "‘Miracle’: Man pulled from rubble four days after Venezuelan quakes": Reuters — Venezuela earthquakes shatter windows in Caracas. KTLA 5 — Dramatic moment building collapses during Venezuela earthquake. Hindustan Times — Six seconds of horror: Venezuela quake turns building into rubble, camera captures collapse. Ya Libnan — Venezuela earthquakes live: Many casualties expected after buildings collapse. The Guardian — Scenes of destruction after deadly earthquakes in Venezuela – visual guide. Associated Press — Drone video shows Venezuelans retrieving bodies from rubble 10 days after earthquakes