Today in News History

On July 6, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1415, Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake. In 1887, Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (died 1985) was born. In 1910, René Le Grèves, French cyclist (died 1946) was born. In 1936, Dave Allen, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2005) was born. In 1944, The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1982, Brandon Jacobs, American football player was born. In 1988, The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life. In 1989, The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff. In 2003, Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1908) passed away. In 2013, A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.