Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1840, A Ms 7.4 earthquake strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on Mount Ararat, kills 10,000 people. In 1877, Rinaldo Cuneo, American artist ("the painter of San Francisco") (died 1939) was born. In 1932, Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (died 2002) was born. In 1962, The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. In 1963, Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1906) passed away. In 1986, Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1994, USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2020, Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.