Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. 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 1962, Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (died 2014) was born. In 1963, Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning was born. In 1966, J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1975, Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer was born. 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 1982, Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. In 1997, H.E.R., American singer-songwriter was born. In 1999, Will Levis, American football player was born. In 2005, John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (born 1946) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.