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What Happened On August 27

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1955: The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published. 1955: The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain. 1896: In the shortest recorded war in history, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict. 1859: Edwin Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, resulting in the Pennsylvania oil rush, the first oil boom in the United States. 1971: An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations. 1893: The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people. 1859: Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. 1791: French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition. 2011: Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. 1962: The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.

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1955 First ever
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
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1955 First ever
The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1896 Oddly true
In the shortest recorded war in history, the Sultanate of Zanzibar surrendered to the United Kingdom after less than an hour of conflict.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1859 First ever
Edwin Drake successfully drilled for oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, resulting in the Pennsylvania oil rush, the first oil boom in the United States.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1971 Weird
An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1893 Oddly true
The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1859 First ever
Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1791 First ever
French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2011 Oddly true
Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1962 Oddly true
The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2011Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage. Wikipedia →
2009Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region. Wikipedia →
2006Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash. Wikipedia →
2003Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant. Wikipedia →
2003The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. Wikipedia →
1992Aeroflot Flight 2808 crashes in Lebyazhy Lug during approach to Ivanovo Yuzhny Airport, killing all 84 aboard. Wikipedia →
1991The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Wikipedia →
1991Moldova declares independence from the USSR. Wikipedia →
1985Major General Muhammadu Buhari, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Nigeria, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Major General Ibrahim Babangida. Wikipedia →
1985Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-51-I to deploy three communication satellites and repair a fourth malfunctioning one. Wikipedia →
1982Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 1+1⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Wikipedia →
1980South Korean presidential election: After successfully staging the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, General Chun Doo-hwan, running unopposed, has the National Conference for Unification elect him President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. Wikipedia →
1979The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed at the Warrenpoint ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia →
1975The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group. Wikipedia →
1971An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations. Wikipedia →
1964South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. Wikipedia →
1963An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners. Wikipedia →
1962The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA. Wikipedia →
1956The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale. Wikipedia →
1955The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete. Wikipedia →
1942The Holocaust: first day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by German military forces. Wikipedia →
1939First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft. Wikipedia →
1933The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein. Wikipedia →
1928The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. Wikipedia →
1927Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?" Wikipedia →
1922Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece. Wikipedia →
1918Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas as part of the Mexican Border War. Wikipedia →
1916World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations. Wikipedia →
1915Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, by Rev. Louis M. Lesches. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: Siege of Tsingtao: A Japanese fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Sadakichi Kato imposes a blockade along the whole coastline of German Tsingtao, initiating the Siege of Tsingtao. Wikipedia →
1908The Qing dynasty promulgates the Qinding Xianfa Dagang, the first constitutional document in the history of China, transforming the Qing empire into a constitutional monarchy. Wikipedia →
1896Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40) occurs, between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar. Wikipedia →
1895Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at Changhua, crippling the short-lived Republic of Formosa and leading to its surrender two months later. Wikipedia →
1893The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people. Wikipedia →
1883Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa, with a combination of tsunamis and pyroclastic flows killing more than 36,000. Climate effects are observed worldwide. Wikipedia →
1881The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths. Wikipedia →
1859Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. Wikipedia →
1832Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War. Wikipedia →
1828Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo. Wikipedia →
1813French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden. Wikipedia →
1810Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France. Wikipedia →
1798Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht. Wikipedia →
1793French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces. Wikipedia →
1791French Revolution: Frederick William II of Prussia and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, issue the Declaration of Pillnitz, declaring the joint support of the Holy Roman Empire and Prussia for the French monarchy, agitating the French revolutionaries and contributing to the outbreak of the War of the First Coalition. Wikipedia →
1776American Revolutionary War: British forces under General William Howe flank and defeat the Continental Army under General George Washington during the Battle of Long Island, with the 1st Maryland Regiment sustaining heavy casualties to cover retreating American troops. Wikipedia →
1689The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar). Wikipedia →
1600Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army commences the Siege of Fushimi Castle, which is lightly defended by a much smaller Tokugawa garrison led by Torii Mototada. Wikipedia →
1597Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200 ships at Chilcheollyang. Wikipedia →
1593Pierre Barrière fails in an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France. Wikipedia →
1557The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy. Wikipedia →
1353War of the Straits and Sardinian–Aragonese war: The Battle of Alghero results in a crushing victory of the allied Aragonese and Venetian fleet over the Genoese fleet, most of which is captured. Wikipedia →
1232Shikken Hojo Yasutoki of the Kamakura shogunate promulgates the Goseibai Shikimoku, the first Japanese legal code governing the samurai class. Wikipedia →
1172Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England. Wikipedia →
410The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days. Wikipedia →

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