Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1909, Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (died 1985) was born. In 1934, Toru Goto, Japanese swimmer was born. In 1942, J. J. Dillon, American wrestler and manager was born. In 1972, Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer was born. In 1975, Terry Skiverton, English footballer and manager was born. In 1982, Zuzana Kučová, Slovak tennis player was born. In 1983, Toyonoshima Daiki, Japanese sumo wrestler was born. In 1984, J. J. Barea, Puerto Rican-American basketball player was born. In 1988, The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board. In 1997, Jacob Elordi, Australian actor was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.