Today in News History

On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1629, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (born 1577) passed away. In 1822, Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha. In 1928, Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). In 1940, Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle. In 1942, Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (died 2013) was born. In 1953, A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129. In 1965, Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam. In 1981, The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight. In 1996, Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (born 1909) passed away. In 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.