Today in News History

On June 25, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1534, Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died 1582) was born. In 1856, Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (born 1806) passed away. In 1889, Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author (died 1966) was born. In 1909, David Lewis, Russian-Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1981) was born. In 1953, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and President of Armenia was born. In 1967, Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. In 1973, A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist Peter Dinsdale. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 1995, Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1918) passed away. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.