Today in News History
On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York. In 1865, The United States Secret Service begins operation. In 1934, "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. In 1970, Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board. In 1973, A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. In 1999, U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. In 2003, The World Health Organization announces that the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak has been contained. In 2004, Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921) passed away. In 2009, A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. In 2022, British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Severe storms disrupt Trump’s 250th speech and force DC evacuation
The president's festivities to celebrate the US Semiquincentennial were abruptly postponed and the site evacuated due to severe incoming thunderstorms and lightning risks
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