Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 850, Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (died 902) 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 1976, Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter was born. In 1994, Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. In 1999, Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919) passed away. In 2004, George Patton IV, American general (born 1923) passed away. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. In 2014, At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2015, Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926) passed away. In 2017, A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.