Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1848, End of the June Days Uprising in Paris. In 1916, Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (died 2010) was born. In 1923, Ed Bearss, American military historian and author (died 2020) was born. In 1928, Bill Sheffield, American politician; 5th Governor of Alaska (died 2022) was born. In 1939, Chuck Robb, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th Governor of Virginia was born. In 1943, Warren Farrell, American author and educator was born. In 1946, Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (died 2013) was born. In 1953, Lavrentiy Beria, head of MVD, is arrested by Nikita Khrushchev and other members of the Politburo. In 1975, Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial. In 2012, The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.