Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1825, Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist (died 1909) was born. In 1892, Carl Panzram, American serial killer (died 1930) was born. In 1902, The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. In 1930, William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate was born. In 1950, Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. In 1974, Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (born 1890) passed away. In 1981, Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower was born. 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. In 2016, A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.