This Day in History
27 Jul 1230
Treaty of San Germano between Emperor Frederik II & Pope Gregory IX
27 Jul 1280
Sogen Mugaku founder of Engakuji temple arrives in Japan from China
27 Jul 1298
Albert (Albrecht) I son of Rudolf of Habsburg crowned King of the Germans
27 Jul 1360
Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby Gotland
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Robespierre overthrown in France
Maximilien Robespierre the architect of the French Revolutions Reign of Terror is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading m...
Scientists successfully isolate insulin
At the University of Toronto Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolate insulina hormone they believe could prevent di...
Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park
In Atlanta Georgia the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park. The bombing which occurred du...
House begins impeachment of Nixon
On this day in 1974 the House Judiciary Committee recommends that Americas 37th president Richard M. Nixon be impeached and removed from office. The ...
Meriwether Lewis shoots Blackfoot Indian
Attempting to stop a band of young Blackfoot Indians from stealing his horses Meriwether Lewis shoots one in the stomach.The voyage of Meriwether Lewis and Wil...
Six year old Adam Walsh is abducted
Adam John Walsh age six is abducted from a mall in Hollywood Florida and later found murdered. In the aftermath of the crime Adams father John Wal...
Armistice ends the Korean War
After three years of a bloody and frustrating war the United States the Peoples Republic of China North Korea and South Korea agree to an armistice...
Stalin issues Order No 227 outlawing cowards
On this day in 1943 Joseph Stalin premier and dictator of the Soviet Union issues Order No. 227 what came to be known as the Not one step backward...
1909 Orville Wright tests 1st US Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s
Known for inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane with his brother...
1982 Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" opens Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre in NYC
Best known for his scores for films produced by...
1999 Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900"
Former professional skateboarder. Well known for completing the first documented 900 and for his licensed video game titles distributed by Activision. He is wi...
Computers Could Have Prevented Murder of Fashion Designer
In an article in the Los Angeles Times former San Jose Police Chief Joseph McNamara argued that computers could have saved fashion designer Gianni Versace mur...
1996: Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics
A bomb has exploded at a crowded concert in Atlanta Georgia the city hosting this years Olympic Games. Two people are reported to have been killed and fire...
1965: Heath is new Tory leader
Shadow Chancellor Edward Heath has beaten off his rivals in the Conservative leadership contest triggered by last weeks unexpected resignation of Sir Alec Doug...
1982: Seychelles coup leader guilty of hijack
Mercenary leader Colonel Mad Mike Hoare has been found guilty of hijacking a plane to escape from an aborted coup attempt in the Seychelles.He and six oth...
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