Today in News History
On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1771, Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848) was born. In 1819, Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (died 1880) was born. In 1884, Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1970) was born. In 1893, Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician (died 1958) was born. In 1895, The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened. In 1942, The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1948, The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later. In 1953, Willy Rampf, German engineer was born. In 1973, Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board. In 1991, The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
One dead after freight trains collide in Germany
One person is dead after two freight trains collided on a bridge in the German city of Munich, causing loaded cars to plunge to the road below.
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