Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1210, Count Floris IV of Holland (died 1234) was born. In 1254, Floris V, Count of Holland (died 1296) was born. In 1821, Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian physician and politician (died 1890) was born. In 1933, Ngina Kenyatta, 1st First Lady of Kenya was born. In 1955, Chris Higgins, English geneticist and academic was born. 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 2000, Vera Atkins, British intelligence officer (born 1908) passed away. In 2002, The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. In 2012, Ann C. Scales, American lawyer, educator, and activist (born 1952) passed away. 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.