Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1497, Michael An Gof, rebel leader passed away. In 1627, John Hayward, English historian, journalist, and politician (born 1564) passed away. In 1844, Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. In 1927, Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. In 1974, U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. 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, Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. In 2017, A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. In 2018, Liz Jackson, Australian journalist and former barrister (born 1951) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.