Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1374, A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. In 1637, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (born 1580) passed away. In 1795, Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician and psychologist (died 1878) was born. In 1908, Alfons Rebane, Estonian colonel (died 1976) was born. In 1911, Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist and academic (died 2011) was born. In 1929, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, American astronomer (died 2021) was born. In 1948, Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. In 1960, Karin Pilsäter, Swedish accountant and politician was born. In 1965, Claude Bourbonnais, Canadian race car driver was born. In 1982, "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.