Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1699, Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, French businesswoman (died 1777) was born. In 1824, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (died 1907) was born. In 1843, Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity". In 1857, The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London. In 1889, Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo. In 1927, The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. In 1948, Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine. In 1978, Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish. In 2007, Liz Claiborne, Belgian-American fashion designer, founded Liz Claiborne (born 1929) passed away. In 2015, Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.