Today in News History

On July 9, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 491, Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna. In 1925, Ronald I. Spiers, American ambassador (died 2021) was born. In 1944, Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (died 2022) was born. In 1961, Whittaker Chambers, American spy and witness in Hiss case(born 1901) passed away. In 1995, The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. In 1997, A Fokker 100 from the Brazilian airline TAM launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into 2,400 meters of free fall after an explosion that depressurized the aircraft. In 1999, Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. In 2002, Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (born 1914) passed away. In 2012, Chick King, American baseball player (born 1930) passed away. In 2022, John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump Taunts Female Reporter With Ghoulish Air Force One Gibe

The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast

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July 9, 2026

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Trump Taunts Female Reporter With Ghoulish Air Force One Gibe

Jonathan Ernst / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump made a macabre comment to a female reporter on Air Force One, hours after resuming his war on Iran.Trump, 80, performed an unusual plane-swap game as he left the NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, flying out of Turkey in an old Air Force One before landing in the U.K. and resuming the journey home in the 400 million jet gifted him by the Qatari government.Sources later claimed Trump was put on the older plane for the initial flight due to it having better security features than his new jet, with his safety deemed a pressing issue after the U.S. launched more strikes on Iran, which shares a border with Turkey.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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