Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1745, A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style). In 1807, Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. In 1942, World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. In 1976, The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. In 1981, A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. In 1984, Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (born 1917) passed away. In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. In 1994, Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan was born. In 2004, Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.