Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1230, The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. In 1934, Gloria Christian, Italian singer was born. In 1940, World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. In 1945, The first Victory Day Parade takes place on Red Square in Moscow, Soviet Union, symbolizing the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany. In 1962, Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (born 1906) passed away. In 1982, "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. In 1985, Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese model was born. In 1989, Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. In 2012, Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. In 2021, The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.