Today in News History

On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 699, En no Ozuno, a Japanese mystic and apothecary who will later be regarded as the founder of a folk religion Shugendō, is banished to Izu Ōshima. In 1243, Mongols defeat the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Köse Dağ. In 1723, After a siege and bombardment by cannon, Baku surrenders to the Russians. In 1914, Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and teacher (died 1997) was born. In 1941, World War II: Soviet planes bomb Kassa, Hungary (now Košice, Slovakia), giving Hungary the impetus to declare war the next day. In 1997, Baek Ye-rin, South Korean singer was born. In 1998, Hacı Sabancı, Turkish businessman and philanthropist (born 1935) passed away. In 2010, Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 4th President of Lithuania (born 1932) passed away. In 2013, Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others. In 2015, Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.