Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1905, During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. In 1914, Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (died 2016) was born. In 1927, Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. In 1928, The Rovaniemi township decree is promulgated, as a result of which Rovaniemi secedes from the old rural municipality as its own market town on January 1, 1929. In 1945, Norma Kamali, American fashion designer was born. In 1965, Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author was born. In 1970, Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author was born. In 1981, The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 2018, Liz Jackson, Australian journalist and former barrister (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.