Today in News History
On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1840, A Ms 7.4 earthquake strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on Mount Ararat, kills 10,000 people. In 1903, Olav V of Norway (died 1991) was born. In 1940, Georgi Ivanov, Bulgarian military officer, cosmonaut and politician was born. In 1975, Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician was born. In 1986, Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people. In 1989, Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1909) passed away. In 1989, Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Watch: 9-storey Kyiv apartment building partially collapses after Russian attack; residents trapped
Kyiv endured a devastating overnight missile and drone assault, with a residential building partially collapsing and multiple fires erupting. This follows Ukraine's own long-range strikes on Russian targets. The escalating conflict sees both sides intensifying attacks, as casualty figures in the war reportedly surpass two million. Russia, meanwhile, reiterates warnings against continued US military aid to Ukraine.
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