Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1519, Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1824, Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880) was born. In 1873, Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) was born. In 1926, Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. In 1930, William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1937, Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic (died 2019) was born. 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 1964, Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach was born. In 1978, The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. In 2012, The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.