Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1941, Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language (died 2006) was born. In 1941, Al Downing, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. In 1942, World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. In 1947, Laura Tyson, American economist and academic was born. 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 1960, Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898) passed away. In 1967, Lars Riedel, German discus thrower was born. In 1970, Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. In 2018, Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.