Tuesday, March 27, 2018

History for March 27

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History for March 27 - On-This-Day.com
Nathaniel Currier 1813, William Conrad Rontgen 1845, Sarah Vaughan 1924
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 David Janssen 1931, Quentin Tarantino 1963 - Movie director, Mariah Carey 1970 - Singer
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 1794 - The U.S. Congress authorized the creation of the U.S. Navy.
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 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.
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 1899 - The first international radio transmission between England and France was achieved by the Italian inventor G. Marconi.
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 1912 - The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. The trees were a gift from Japan.
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 1941 - Tokeo Yoshikawa arrived in Oahu, HI, and began spying for Japan on the U.S. Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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 1958 - Nikita Khrushchev became the chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.
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 1998 - In the U.S., the FDA approved the prescription drug Viagra. It was the first pill for male impotence.
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 2004 - NASA successfully launched an unpiloted X-43A jet that hit Mach 7 (about 5,000 mph).
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