Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1499, Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil. 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 1937, Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (died 2013) was born. In 1941, World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. 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 1956, Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician was born. In 1965, Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer was born. In 1969, Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater was born. In 1974, U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. In 2007, The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.