Today in News History

On July 5, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1865, The United States Secret Service begins operation. In 1934, "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. In 1941, World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river. In 1943, World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. 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 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 2006, North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. In 2009, A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Washington, D.C.

Washington Examiner

July 4, 2026

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Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Washington, D.C.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the District of Columbia and surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia on Saturday afternoon ahead of President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated speech to commemorate the United States’s 250th Independence Day. Amid a record-setting heat wave that began earlier in the week on the []

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