Today in News History

On June 30, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1890, Paul Boffa, Maltese physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1962) was born. In 1913, Alfonso López Michelsen, Colombian lawyer and politician, 24th President of Colombia (died 2007) was born. In 1925, Ebrahim Amini, Iranian politician (died 2020) was born. In 1928, Hassan Hassanzadeh Amoli, Islamic philosopher, theologian, mathematician and mystic (died 2021) was born. In 1930, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian politician (died 2021) was born. In 1956, A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners. In 1985, Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. In 1994, During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, the aircraft crashes killing all seven people on board. In 2009, Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash. In 2023, A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.