Today in News History

On June 27, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1895, The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. In 1931, Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) was born. In 1954, The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. In 1963, Johnny Benson Jr., American race car driver was born. In 1966, J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter was born. In 1988, The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. In 2013, NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. In 2014, At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. In 2015, Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926) passed away. In 2024, U.S. president Joe Biden debates former U.S president Donald Trump. The debate leads to Biden's withdrawal from the election on July 21. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.