Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1884, Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean banker and politician (died 1964) was born. In 1948, Cold War: The Tito-Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. 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 1956, In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. In 1964, Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. In 1969, Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. In 1976, The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. In 2001, Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.