Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1541, Francisco Pizarro is assassinated in Lima by the son of his former companion and later antagonist, Diego de Almagro the younger. Almagro is later caught and executed. In 1600, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Spanish-born bishop and viceroy of New Spain (died 1659) was born. In 1924, James W. McCord Jr., CIA officer (died 2017) was born. In 1948, Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine. In 1948, William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor. In 1970, Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025) was born. 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 1995, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup d'état. 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. In 2024, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Mystery surrounds bizarre 'El Chapo' letters sent to federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Los Angeles Times

June 25, 2026

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More than 20 handwritten letters attributed to Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo' have been sent to his trial venue. But his lawyers say he didn't write them.

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