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This Day In History: August 27th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1998
In New York city, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-'Owhali appeared in a U.S. Federal Court to face charges of bombing attacks at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. He was one of two suspects released to the U.S. by Kenya.
1998
In a Florida boot camp for teens, two boys killed a counselor and used his car to escape. The boys, 16 and 17 years old, would be tried as adults for the pickax murder.
2001
A complaint was filed against California Congressman Gary Condit and two others for their efforts to obstruct justice in the disappearance of intern Chandra Levy. Condit was accused of conspiring to secure Anne Marie Smith's silence about an affair in their past.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
1859
The first oil well was successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, PA.
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1984
Diane Sawyer became the fifth reporter on CBS-TV's "60 Minutes."
1984
The Menetta Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village opened. It was the first new off-Broadway theater to be built in 50 years in New York City.
1998
James Brolin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Heads of State
 
 
Health and Social Welfare
1992
Federal troops were ordered to Florida for emergency relief due to Hurricane Andrew.
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1789
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was adopted by the French National Assembly.
1996
California Governor Pete Wilson signed an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants.
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1660
  The books of John Milton were burned in London due to his attacks on King Charles II.
1938
Robert Frost, in a fit of jealousy, set fire to some papers to disrupt a poetry recital by another poet, Archibald MacLeish.
1984
U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that the first citizen to go into space would be a teacher. The teacher that was eventually chosen was Christa McAuliffe. She died in the Challenger disaster on January 28, 1986.
1990
52 Americans reached Turkey after leaving Iraq. Three young American men were detained by the Iraqis.
Politics
1828
Uruguay was formally proclaimed to be independent during preliminary talks between Brazil and Argentina.
1928
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations would sign the pact.
1939
Nazi Germany demanded the Polish corridor and Danzig.
1928
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 15 countries in Paris. Later, 47 other nations would sign the pact.
1990
The U.S. State Department ordered the expulsion of 36 Iraqi diplomats.
1991
The Soviet republic of Moldavia declared its independence.
Publishing
1858
The first cabled news dispatch was sent and was published by "The New York Sun" newspaper. The story was about the peace demands of England and France being met by China.
1912
Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Tarzan of the Apes" was published for the first time.
Religion
 
 
Science
1962
  Mariner 2 was launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flew past Venus. It was the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
1985
The Space Shuttle Discovery left for a seven-day mission in which three satellites were launched and another was repaired and redeployed.
1999
The final crew of the Russian space station Mir departed the station to return to Earth. Russia was forced to abandon Mir for financial reasons.
1989
The first U.S. commercial satellite rocket was launched. A British communications satellite was onboard.
Sport
1889
Boxer Jack Dempsey was defeated for the first time of his career by George LaBlanche.
1921
The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. (NFL)
1986
Nolan Ryan, while with the Houston Astros, earned his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs.
Technology
1889
Charles G. Conn received a patent for the metal clarinet.
 
The Arts
1892
The original Metropolitan Opera House in New York was seriously damaged by fire.
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1894
The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
 
The Workforce
2001
Work began on the future site of a World War II memorial on the U.S. capital's historic national Mall. The site is between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
 
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
 
 
War
1945
American troops landed in Japan after the surrender of the Japanese government at the end of World War II.
1972
North Vietnam's major port at Haiphong saw the first bombings from U.S. warplanes.
1979
Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed in a boat explosion off the coast of Ireland. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.
2001
The U.S. military announced that an Air Force RQ-1B "Predator" aircraft was lost over Iraq. It was reported that the unmanned aircraft "may have crashed or been shot down."
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