Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1944, Milan Hodža, Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (born 1878) passed away. In 1954, The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. In 1970, John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman was born. 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 1977, Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer was born. In 1977, Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria. In 1980, Alexander Peya, Austrian tennis player was born. In 1991, Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. In 1993, Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete was born. In 2015, Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.