Today in News History

On July 6, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1918, The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members. In 1940, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan 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 1967, Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war. In 1975, Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist was born. 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 1997, The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland. In 2013, At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria. In 2013, A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. In 2022, The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.