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Notable anniversaries in history for today: June 27
- 90th: 1934 - Federal Savings and Loan Association created.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Patrick Sercu in Belgium; 1000km time trial (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 80th: 1944 - The German garrison at Cherbourg destroys the port facilities and surrenders. 6000 soldiers are taken prisoner.
- 70th: 1954 - NBC airs the last A Letter to Loretta TV show.
- 70th: 1954 - First atomic power station, at Obinsk (55 miles from Moscow), begins producing up to 5000 kilowatts of electricity for industrial and agriculture use.
- 70th: 1954 - US Central Intelligence Agency-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala.
- 70th: 1954 - Guatemala President Jacobo Árbenz resigns.
- 60th: 1964 - CBS-TV airs the New Phil Silvers Show for the last time.
- 50th: 1974 - The NBC TV network airs the last The Flip Wilson Show in the USA.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Khloe Kardashian; teality TV star (Keeping Up with the Kardashians).
- 40th: 1984 - The Federal Communications Commission reduces regulation of U.S. commercial TV by lifting most programming requirements and ending day-part restrictions on advertising.
- 40th: 1984 - France beats Spain 2-0 to win the Euro 84.
- 40th: 1984 - US Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Jorgos Papadopoulos, military ruler of Greece (born 1919).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of George Patton IV, American general (born 1923).
- 15th: 2009 - In Assen, Netherlands, round 7 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Gale Storm at age 87; actress (My Little Margie TV show, Oh Susannah! TV show), singer ("I Hear You Knockin'", "Dark Moon").
- 10th: 2014 - Paramount releases the film Transformers: Age of Extinction to theaters.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Leslie Manigat, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930).
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