Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1940, Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta. In 1940, Georgi Ivanov, Bulgarian military officer, cosmonaut and politician was born. In 1979, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001) 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 1989, Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1992, Madison Chock, American ice dancer was born. In 2014, Louis Zamperini, American runner and World War II US Army Air Forces captain (born 1917) passed away. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. In 2017, Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (born 1933) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Shocking footage of Russian daredevil’s arrest over Empire State Building climb
Footage has been released of the moment New York City police caught a couple who had climbed on top of the Empire State Building. The New Jersey couple are facing a plethora of criminal charges for climbing the building, and have been identified as Netflix stars Angelina Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov. The couple were dressed in black and photographed the climb while onlookers below watched in horror.
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