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 1918, Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (died 2017) was born. In 1925, Wayne Terwilliger, American second baseman, coach, and manager (died 2021) was born. In 1932, Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager (died 2020) was born. In 1966, Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. In 1967, Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster was born. In 1970, Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. In 1976, Johnny Estrada, American baseball player was born. In 1983, Jim Johnson, American baseball player was born. In 1997, Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.