Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1937, Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut was born. In 1941, Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. In 1976, Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. In 1980, The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. In 1988, The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. In 1988, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 1994, Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. In 2005, Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1914) passed away. In 2014, At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2014, Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.