Major Events
- 1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad on the first European voyage to explore the west coast of North America for the Spanish Empire
- 1709 Great Northern War: Peter the Great of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava; Charles goes into exile in Bender, Ottoman Empire
- 1743 War of the Austrian Succession: King George II of Britain personally leads Allied troops to victory in the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria. The last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.
- 1923 Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter perform the first ever aerial refueling in a DH-4B biplane
- 1950 North Korean troops reach Seoul, causing the UN to ask member states to aid South Korea. Harry Truman orders the US Air Force and Navy into the Korean conflict.
- 1954 First nuclear power station opens, in Obninsk near Moscow, Russia
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Jun 27 in Film & TV
- 1949 "Captain Video & His Video Rangers" debut on DUMONT-TV - Television's first sci-fi series
Jun 27 in Music
- 1994 Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet
Jun 27 in Sport
Did You Know?
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Fun Fact About June 27
New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America
Famous Weddings
- 1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess
- 1895 American journalist Ida B. Wells (32) weds American attorney Ferdinand L. Barnett (43) at Bethel AME Church in Chicago
- 1948 American handheld calculator inventor Jack Kilby (24) weds Barbara Annegers
Famous Divorces
- 2007 Former Playboy playmate and Baywatch actress Donna D'Errico (38) divorces Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 9 years of marriage
More June 27 Weddings
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Tove JanssonArticles, Photos and Quiz
Battle of Dettingen
King George II with the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Dettingen
June 27, 1743
Around The World Alone In A Fishing Boat
They said it couldn’t be done, so Joshua Slocum set out alone and sailed 46,000 miles around the world in an old fishing boat that he had rebuilt.
June 27, 1898
1st Aerial Refueling
Capt. Lowell H. Smith and Lt. John P. Richter (bottom aircraft) performing the first aerial refueling over the skies of Rockwell Field in California, June 27, 1923.
June 27, 1923
