Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1848, A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. In 1887, Frigyes Karinthy, Hungarian author, poet, and journalist (died 1938) was born. In 1940, World War II: The French armistice with Nazi Germany comes into effect. In 1943, The Holocaust and World War II: Jews in the Częstochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis. In 1944, The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died. In 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published. In 1950, Muiris Ó Súilleabháin, Irish police officer and author (born 1904) passed away. In 1960, Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. In 2007, J. Fred Duckett, American journalist and educator (born 1933) passed away. In 2013, Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist (born 1918) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.