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 1636, Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567) passed away. In 1870, Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (died 1947) was born. In 1914, Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (died 2016) was born. In 1914, The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. 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 1977, Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria. In 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 2008, Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (born 1914) passed away. In 2014, Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.