Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1561, Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz. 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 1939, Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (died 1976) was born. In 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. 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 1997, The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. In 2004, Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (born 1922) passed away. In 2005, The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.