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On July 8, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1898, The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip. In 1948, The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called the Women's Air Force (WAF). In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21 is destroyed by a bomb near 100 Mile House, Canada, killing 52. In 1968, The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, Ellen MacArthur, English sailor was born. In 1980, Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. In 1988, The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala in India killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. In 1998, Maya Hawke, American actress was born. In 2003, Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. In 2011, Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States (born 1918) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Woman’s lucky escape as she wakes up to fire taking over her Fremantle unit

The West Australian

July 7, 2026

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Woman’s lucky escape as she wakes up to fire taking over her Fremantle unit

A woman asleep when her home was taken over by fire made a lucky escape from the blaze.

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