Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1880, Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (born 1846) passed away. In 1896, An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. In 1921, P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (died 2004) was born. In 1928, Cyril Smith, English politician (died 2010) was born. In 1928, Harold Evans, English-American historian and journalist (died 2020) was born. In 1931, Junior Johnson, American race car driver (died 2019) was born. In 1957, Mike Skinner, American race car driver was born. In 1981, A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. In 1982, Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. In 1987, For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.