Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1882, The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone. In 1884, Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean banker and politician (died 1964) was born. In 1939, Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation (born 1856) passed away. In 1942, Chris Hani, South African politician (died 1993) was born. In 1950, Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. In 1950, Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. In 1971, Elon Musk, South African-born American entrepreneur was born. In 1976, The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. In 2009, Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. In 2013, Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (born 1932) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.