Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1912, E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (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 1939, R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (died 1994) was born. In 1952, Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (died 1993) was born. In 1954, The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. In 1957, Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. In 1965, S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist was born. In 1987, India de Beaufort, English actress was born. In 1994, Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. 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. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.