Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1901, Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982) was born. In 1905, During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. In 1914, Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (died 1981) was born. In 1924, The Johor-Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between Johor and Singapore. In 1937, Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar was born. In 1962, Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (died 2014) was born. 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 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 1998, Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1935) passed away. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.