Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1807, Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. In 1883, Pierre Laval, French soldier and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (died 1945) was born. In 1892, Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810) passed away. In 1907, Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989) was born. In 1930, Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011) was born. In 1950, Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician 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 1976, The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. In 2009, Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. 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.