Thursday, March 27, 2014

History for March 27

History for March 27 - On-This-Day.com:
100th birth anniversary of novelist and Oscar-winning screenwriter Budd Schulberg (1914-2009).

Birth anniversaries of scientist Wilhelm Rontgen (1845-1923), automotive engineer Henry Royce (1863-1933), jazz singer Sarah Vaughan (1924-90).

Happy Birthday! Mariah Carey, Quentin Tarantino, Cale Yarborough


1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy. 


1836 - In Goliad, TX, about 350 Texan prisoners, including their commander James Fannin, were executed under orders from Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna. An estimated 30 Texans escaped execution. 


1860 - The corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn. 


1899 - The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi. 


1907 - French troops occupied Oudja, Morocco, as a punitive action for the murder of French Dr. Muchamp. 






1933 - About 55,000 people staged a protest against Hitler in New York City. 


1941 - Tokeo Yoshikawa arrived in Oahu, HI, and began spying for Japan on the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor. 


1958 - Nikita Khrushchev became the chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party. 


1964 - An 8.4 earthquake struck Alaska, killing 117 people.


1977 - Two 747s collided on the ground at the Canary Islands, killing 570 people.



1997 - Russian workers, nearly 2 million, held a nationwide strike to protest unpaid wages. 



1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence. 


1998 - Top civilian aircraft makers in France, Spain, Germany and Britain agreed to create single European aerospace and defense company. 


2004 - NASA successfully launched an unpiloted X-43A jet that hit Mach 7 (about 5,000 mph). 

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