Today in News History
On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1913, Willie Mosconi, American pool player (died 1993) was born. In 1915, John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (died 2002) was born. In 1967, Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower was born. In 1974, U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. In 1974, Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman was born. In 1988, Kate Ziegler, American swimmer was born. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 2005, John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (born 1946) passed away. 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. In 2015, Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
How the National Mall’s other reflecting pool has avoided the green algae that overwhelmed Trump’s renovations
As the Trump administration struggles to deal with the persistent green algae at the newly-renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a body of water just a mile and a half away remains clear.
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