History for July 27

History for July 27 - On-This-Day.com:
Charlotte Corday 1768, Charles P. Ginsburg 1920, Norman Lear 1922


Peggy Fleming 1948, Maureen McGovern 1949 - Singer, Bill Engvall 1957 - Comedian ("Blue Collar TV")


1663 - The British Parliament passed a second Navigation Act, which required all goods bound for the colonies be sent in British ships from British ports.


1777 - The marquis of Lafayette arrived in New England to help the rebellious American colonists fight the British.


1804 - The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. With the amendment Electors were directed to vote for a President and for a Vice-President rather than for two choices for President.


1921 - Canadian biochemist Frederick Banting and associates announced the discovery of the hormone insulin.


1940 - Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon "A Wild Hare."


1953 - The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea.


1967 - U.S. President Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence in the wake of urban rioting.

1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC, by U.S. President Clinton and South Korean President Kim Young-sam.