Today in News History

On June 23, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1889, Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author (died 1966) was born. In 1923, Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian communist and Partisan (died 1945) was born. In 1926, Magda Herzberger, Romanian author, poet and composer, survivor of the Holocaust (died 2021) was born. In 1937, Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023) was born. In 1940, George Feigley, American sex cult leader and two-time prison escapee (died 2009) was born. In 1967, Cold War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. 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.