This Day in USA History
January 27

What happened in history on this day: January 27? On January 27 in ... 1864 - Battle of Fair Gardens, Tennessee. 1864 - Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Virginia. 1870 - After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is re-admitted to Union. 1894 - Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park. 1894 - The US Senate confirms G.E. Roberts as Mint director. 1900 - Social Democrat Party of America (Debs' party) holds first convention. 1902 - Five workers are killed in an explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City, New York). 1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti. 1918 - Tarzan of the Apes, first Tarzan film, premieres at Broadway Theater in New York. 1926 - US Senate agrees to join World Court. 1940 - -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), CCC Camp F-16, Georgia, USA (state record). 1941 - Peruvian agent Rivera-Schreibér warns of Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor. 1943 - First US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen). 1950 - In Los Angeles, California, the 2nd Annual Emmy Awards are presented. Best Children's Show: Time for Beany Best Commercial: Lucky Strike Best Kinescope Show: Texaco Star Theatre Best Live Show: The Ed Wynn Show Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality: Milton Berle Most Outstanding Live Personality: Ed Wynn Best Sports Coverage: Wrestling. 1964 - Margaret Chase Smith (Senator-Republican-Maine) tries for US Republican Presidential bid. 1967 - At Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a fire breaks out during a manned launch-pad test of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn rocket, killing astronauts Virgil I Grissom, Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force Edward Higgins White II, and Roger B Chaffee. 1970 - American movie rating system modifies "M" rating to "PG". 1972 - Magnavox begins production of the Odyssey video game. The Odyssey is a primitive video game system, with no processors or integrated circuits. It plugs into a home TV set, displaying a moving white block that can be bounced by rotating remote paddles. 1973 - William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign US-North Vietnam treaty. 1979 - 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda. 1980 - Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, manage to escape from Tehran, Iran as they board a flight to Zürich, Switzerland. 1980 - Near Livermore, California, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs. 1982 - Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat opens at Royale theater in New York City, New York for 747 performances. 1986 - 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and Crystal Gayle. 1988 - US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to US Supreme Court. 1991 - Nadine Strossen is first female president of the ACLU. 1992 - 19th American Music Awards: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win. 1997 - 24th American Music Awards: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win. 1998 - Crane crashes into Roosevelt Island tram (New York City, New York), injuring 10. 2000 - The US Mint releases a new circulating dollar coin, depicting Sacagawea. 2001 - A plane crashes 40 miles east of Denver, Colorado, killing two players of the Oklahoma State University basketball team, six team staffers, and the two-person crew. 2004 - In the USA, John Kerry wins the New Hampshire Democratic primary. 2009 - In Los Angeles, California, a woman gives birth to octuplets, believed to be only the second set of eight babies born in the United States. Births on January 27 1905 - Birth of Howard McNear in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Floyd - Andy Griffith Show, The Jetsons). 1911 - Birth of Benay Venuta in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister). 1919 - Birth of Ross Bagdasarian AKA David Seville in Fresno, California, USA; creator of "Alvin and the Chipmunks". 1921 - Birth of Donna Reed in Denison, Iowa, USA; actress (From Here to Eternity, It's a Wonderful Life). 1927 - Birth of Doretta Morrow in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Because You're Mine). 1930 - Birth of Bobby "Blue" Bland in Rosemark, Tennessee, USA; blues singer ("Call on the Drummer"). 1936 - Birth of Troy Donahue in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye). 1939 - Birth of Mike Hill in Jackson, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1977 Ohio Kings Island Open). 1940 - Birth of James Cromwell in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Stretch - All in the Family, Babe). 1947 - Birth of Nedra Telley in New York City, New York, USA; vocalist (Ronettes - "Be My Little Baby"). 1950 - Birth of Karen Kondazian in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Irene - Shannon, Mortal Sins). 1951 - Birth of Scott Lane in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Gary - McKeever and the Colonel). 1951 - Birth of Seth Justman in Washington DC, USA; rock vocalist/keyboardist (J Geils Band - "Centerfold"). 1952 - Birth of Brian Gottfried in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; tennis star (Wimbledon Doubles 1976). 1955 - Birth of Mimi Rogers in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; actress (Paper Dolls, The Rousters). 1955 - Birth of Richard Young in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA; singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett"). 1959 - Birth of Patti Cohoon in Whittier, California, USA; actress (Molly - "Here Come the Brides"). 1960 - Birth of Sarah Kennedy in Coquille, Ohio, USA; comedienne (Laugh in). 1962 - Birth of James F Doehring in Santa Barbara, California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992). 1964 - Birth of Bridget Fonda in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Scandal, Single White Female). 1964 - Birth of Cathy Podewell in California, USA; actress (Dallas). 1964 - Birth of Inga Thompson in Reno, Nevada, USA; American cyclist (Olympics-8th-1988, 1984, 1992). 1964 - Birth of Woody Austin in Tampa, Florida, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Buick Open). 1967 - Birth of Carrington Garland in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Kelly Capwell - Santa Barbara). 1968 - Birth of Eric Wedge; US baseball catcher (Boston Red Sox). 1968 - Birth of Mike Patton in Eureka, California, USA; rocker (Faith No More - "The Real Thing"). 1968 - Birth of Rusty Meacham in Stuart, Florida, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners). 1968 - Birth of Tracy Lawrence in Atlanta, Texas, USA; country singer ("Sticks and Stones"). 1969 - Birth of Kristen Danihy in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA; team handball circle/wing (Olympics-1996). 1969 - Birth of Phil Plantier in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA; outfielder (San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics). 1970 - Birth of Dario Brose in Queens, New York, USA; soccer halfback (Olympics-1992). 1979 - Birth of Jessica Lynn Ferdinand; Miss New York Teen-USA (1997). 1987 - Birth of Hannah Teter; American professional snowboarder. Deaths on January 27 1879 - Death of Dr. Henry R. Linderman, US Mint director. 1967 - At Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a fire breaks out during a manned launch-pad test of the Apollo spacecraft and Saturn rocket, killing astronauts Virgil I Grissom, Lieutenant-Colonel US Air Force Edward Higgins White II, and Roger B Chaffee. 1984 - Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at age 72. 1987 - Death of Allan V. Cox, American geologist (born 1926). 1994 - Claude Akins; American actor (Rio Bravo, Lobo), dies of cancer at age 75 (born 1914). 2004 - Death of Jack Paar, American television show host (born 1918). 2008 - Death of Gordon B. Hinckley, American Mormon leader (born 1910). 2009 - American novelist John Updike (Pulitzer prize for Rabbit series, Rabbit, Run, Couples, Rabbit Redux, The Witches of Eastwick, Memories of the Ford Administration) dies at age 76 from lung cancer.         Your Ad Here You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://thisdayinhistoryinfo.info/usa/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page. Other web pages of interest: Chronology of the United States of America Today in Disney History Today in Sports History Chronology of World War II Chronology of Personal Computers