Today in News History

On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1305, A peace treaty between the Flemish and the French is signed at Athis-sur-Orge. In 1865, American Civil War: At Fort Towson in the Oklahoma Territory, Confederate Brigadier General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army. In 1919, Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (died 1992) was born. In 1941, The Lithuanian Activist Front declares independence from the Soviet Union and forms the Provisional Government of Lithuania; it lasts only briefly as the Nazis will occupy Lithuania a few weeks later. In 1953, Armen Sarkissian, Armenian physicist, politician and President of Armenia was born. In 1954, Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (born 1889) passed away. In 1985, A terrorist bomb explodes at Narita International Airport near Tokyo, killing two and injuring four. An hour later, the same group detonates a second bomb aboard Air India Flight 182, bringing the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland killing all 329 aboard. In 2013, Militants storm a high-altitude mountaineering base camp near Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, killing ten climbers and a local guide. In 2014, The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons are shipped out for destruction. In 2017, A series of terrorist attacks take place in Pakistan, resulting in 96 deaths and wounding 200 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.