Saturday, May 27, 2023

History for May 27

History for May 27 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Kissinger 1923 - Former U.S. Secretary of State
  • 1647 - Alse Young (Achsah Young or Alice Young), a resident of Windsor, CT, was executed for being a "witch." It was the first recorded American execution of a "witch."
  • 1907 - The Bubonic Plague broke out in San Francisco.
  • 1969 - Construction of Walt Disney World began in Florida.
  • 1985 - In Beijing, representatives of Britain and China exchanged instruments of ratification on the pact returning Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997.
  • 1998 - Michael Fortier was sentenced to 12 years in prison for not warning anyone about the plot to bomb an Oklahoma City federal building.

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