History for March 27

History for March 27 - On-This-Day.com:
William Conrad Rontgen 1845, Sarah Vaughan 1924, David Janssen 1931 

Cale Yarborough 1939, Quentin Tarantino 1963 - Movie director. Mariah Carey 1970 - Singer 


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


1802 - The Treaty of Amiens was signed ending the French Revolutionary War. 


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. 


1912 - The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. The trees were a gift from Japan. 


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






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)