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What happened in history on this day: July 27?
On July 27 in ...
- 1789 - US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs (State department).
- 1816 - US troops attack Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay, Florida.
- 1837 - US Mint opens a branch mint in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 1844 - Fire severely damages the Charlotte Mint.
- 1861 - US General George McClellan takes command of Potamic Army.
- 1866 - The Atlantic Cable is successfully completed (1,686 miles long), allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time.
- 1897 - 37.5 cm (14.75 inches) of rainfall in Jewell, Maryland, USA (state 24-hour record).
- 1918 - Socony 200, first concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, in New York.
- 1919 - Chicago, Illinois, race riot (15 whites and 23 blacks killed, 500 injured).
- 1944 - US regains possession of Guam from Japanese.
- 1953 - Armistice signed at Panmunjom ends Korean War. During the fighting, 54,000 American soldiers were killed.
- 1960 - Vice President Richard Nixon nominated for president at Republican convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1962 - Martin Luther King Junior jailed in Albany, Georgia.
- 1968 - Race Riot in Gary, Indiana.
- 1969 - Pioneer 10 launched.
- 1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes 27-11 recommending President Richard Nixon impeachment.
- 1976 - Ray Brennan becomes first to die of "Legionnaire's Disease".
- 1980 - In Northeast Kentucky, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs. Felt in 15 states and in parts of southern Ontario, Canada.
- 1982 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's first visit to US in almost 11 years.
- 1988 - Radio Shack announces the Tandy 1000 SL computer.
- 1991 - TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition.
- 1995 - In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
- 1995 - Disney agrees to buy Capital Cities / ABC for one Disney share plus US$65 cash per ABC share. Total value of the deal is about US$20 billion.
- 1996 - The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta kills one and injures 111.
- 2007 - Two television news helicopters collide in midair while covering a police chase in Phoenix, Arizona, killing both pilots and two photojournalists.
Births on July 27
- 1899 - Birth of Harl McDonald near Boulder, Colorado, USA; composer (Santa Fé Trail).
- 1906 - Birth of Leo Durocher in Massachusetts, USA; baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants).
- 1916 - Birth of Keenan (Francis Xavier Aloysius) Wynn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dr Strangelove, The Absent Minded Professor, Dallas TV show, The Last Precinct TV show, Zero Hour TV show).
- 1918 - Birth of Leonard Rose in Washington DC, USA; concert cellist (New York Philharmonic 1943-51).
- 1920 - Birth of Henry D. (Homer) Haynes near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; country comedy duo of Homer and Jethro ("The Battle of Kookamonga", "That Hound Dog in the Window").
- 1920 - Birth of Beatrice Pearson in Texas, USA; actress (Moving Finger).
- 1922 - Birth of Lillian Hayman in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Leslie Uggams Show).
- 1931 - Birth of Jerry Van Dyke in Danville, Illinois, USA; American comedian and actor (My Mother the Car, Coach).
- 1937 - Birth of Chuck Jackson in Latta, South Carolina, USA; singer ("Any Day Now").
- 1937 - Birth of Don Galloway in Brooksville, Kentucky, USA; actor (Arrest and Trial, Ironside, General Hospital).
- 1939 - Birth of James Victor in Puerto Rico; actor (Boulevard Night, Streets of LA).
- 1942 - Birth of John Pleshette in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Richard - Knots Landing, 7th Avenue, Murder One).
- 1943 - Birth of Stu Gilliam in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor/comedian (Roll Out, Harris and Company).
- 1947 - Birth of Betty Thomas in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Lucy Baines - Hill Street Blues).
- 1948 - Birth of Peggy Fleming in San Jose, California, USA; ice figure skater (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1949 - Birth of Maureen McGovern in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; singer ("Got to be a Morning After").
- 1951 - Birth of Janet Eilber in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy).
- 1967 - Birth of Sasha Mitchell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Spike of Bensonhurst).
Deaths on July 27
- 1976 - Ray Brennan becomes first to die of "Legionnaire's Disease".
- 1981 - Death of Adam Walsh, American murder victim, inspired Code Adam (born 1974).
- 1992 - Death of Anthony Salerno, member of the U.S. La Cosa Nostra and a leader in the Genovese Family (born 1911).
- 2022 - Death of Mary Alice at age 85 at home in Manhayyan, New York, USA; actor (A Different World, Sparkle).
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