Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1838, Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (died 1914) was born. In 1911, Marion M. Magruder, American Marine officer, commander of the VMF(N)-533 squadron (died 1997) was born. In 1941, World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. In 1950, The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. In 1976, Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. In 1980, The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. In 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 2007, The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. In 2015, Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.