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What Happened On July 27

Q: What happened on July 27?

1949: The world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, the de Havilland Comet, had its maiden flight. 1943: As the Surprise Hurricane struck Texas, a United States Army Air Forces pilot made the first reconnaissance flight into a hurricane. 1974: Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. 1949: Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. 1953: Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. 1778: The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively and led to political disputes in both countries. 1689: First Jacobite rising: Scottish and Irish Jacobites defeated Williamite forces at Killiecrankie, Scotland. 1302: Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia. 1225: Saint Mary's Church on Gotland, later to become Visby Cathedral (pictured), was consecrated. 1866: The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.

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1949 First ever
The world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production, the de Havilland Comet, had its maiden flight.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1943 First ever
As the Surprise Hurricane struck Texas, a United States Army Air Forces pilot made the first reconnaissance flight into a hurricane.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1974 First ever
Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1949 First ever
Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1953 Weird
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1778 First ever
The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively and led to political disputes in both countries.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1689 First ever
First Jacobite rising: Scottish and Irish Jacobites defeated Williamite forces at Killiecrankie, Scotland.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1302 First ever
Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1225 Oddly true
Saint Mary's Church on Gotland, later to become Visby Cathedral (pictured), was consecrated.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1866 First ever
The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2015Seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab. Wikipedia →
2002Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history. Wikipedia →
1997About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria. Wikipedia →
1996In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Wikipedia →
1995The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
1990The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia →
1989While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232. Wikipedia →
1983Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days. Wikipedia →
1981While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed. Wikipedia →
1975Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead. Wikipedia →
1974Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. Wikipedia →
1964Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000. Wikipedia →
1963The Puijo observation tower is opened to the general public at Puijo Hill in Kuopio, Finland. Wikipedia →
1959The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States. Wikipedia →
1955The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty. Wikipedia →
1955El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people on board are killed. Wikipedia →
1953Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice. Wikipedia →
1949Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. Wikipedia →
1947In Vatican City, Rome, canonization of Catherine Labouré, the saint whose apparitions of the Virgin Mary originated the worldwide distribution of the Miraculous Medal. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. Wikipedia →
1940The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Wikipedia →
1929The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations. Wikipedia →
1921Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar. Wikipedia →
1919The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period. Wikipedia →
1917World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele. Wikipedia →
1900Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans. Wikipedia →
1890Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. Wikipedia →
1880Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan. Wikipedia →
1866The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland. Wikipedia →
1865Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina. Wikipedia →
1857Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces. Wikipedia →
1816Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history. Wikipedia →
1794French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution". Wikipedia →
1789The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State). Wikipedia →
1778American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff. Wikipedia →
1775Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men." Wikipedia →
1714The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the Swedish Navy near the Hanko Peninsula. Wikipedia →
1694A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England. Wikipedia →
1689Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites. Wikipedia →
1663The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act. Wikipedia →
1549The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan. Wikipedia →
1302Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest. Wikipedia →
1299According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state. Wikipedia →
1214Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire. Wikipedia →
1202Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum. Wikipedia →
1189Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade. Wikipedia →
1054Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland, somewhere north of the Firth of Forth. This is known as the Battle of Dunsinane. Wikipedia →

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