Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1925, Leonard Lerman, American geneticist and biologist (died 2012) was born. In 1941, World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. In 1941, Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. In 1967, George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer was born. In 1981, The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 2006, Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (born 1960) 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 2014, Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954) passed away. In 2017, A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.