Today in News History

On June 28, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I. In 1934, Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (died 2015) was born. In 1938, S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (died 2006) was born. In 1945, Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist (born 1879) passed away. In 1948, Cold War: The Tito-Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. 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 1980, Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer was born. In 1989, On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. In 1996, Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player was born. In 2013, Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (born 1932) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.