Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 850, Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (died 902) was born. In 1924, The Johor-Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between Johor and Singapore. In 1966, Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia was born. In 1976, Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. In 1977, France grants independence to Djibouti. In 1977, Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria. In 1980, Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer was born. In 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. In 2014, Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.