Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1757, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (born 1687)[citation needed] passed away. In 1836, Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek journalist and author (died 1904) was born. In 1940, Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1950, Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. In 1971, Aileen Quinn, American actress and singer was born. In 1972, Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic was born. In 1978, The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. In 1985, Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (born 1905) passed away. In 2012, Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (born 1934) passed away. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.