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 1579, Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory begins. In 1930, Wolfgang Schwanitz, East German secret police (died 2022) was born. In 1943, Warren Farrell, American author and educator was born. In 1948, Cold War: The first supply flights are made in response to the Berlin Blockade. In 1974, The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. 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. In 2015, Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. In 2019, Beth Chapman, American reality Television star, Bounty Hunter (born 1967) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.