Historical events on March 27
MARCH 27, 1850
San Diego, the first European settlement in present-day California, was incorporated as a city.
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of
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MARCH 27, 1976
The Washington Metro, the second-busiest rapid transit system in the U.S., opened to commuters.
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area
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MARCH 27, 1975
Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, an oil pipeline spanning the length of Alaska, began.
The construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System included over 800 miles (1,300 km) of oil pipeline, 12 pump stations, and a new tanker
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MARCH 27, 1945
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces began Operation Starvation, laying naval mines in many of Japan's vital water routes and ports to disrupt enemy shipping.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 27, 1884
Outraged by a jury's decision to convict a man of manslaughter instead of murder, a mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, began three days of rioting.
Manslaughter is a common law legal term for homicide considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and
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MARCH 27, 1836
At least 425 Texian prisoners of war were executed in the Goliad massacre, under orders from Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna.
The Republic of Texas, or simply Texas, was a country in North America that existed for close to 10 years, from March
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MARCH 27, 2023
Forty people are killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
On 27 March 2023, a fire occurred at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the border with the
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MARCH 27, 1941
World War II: A group of Serbian-nationalist officers of the Royal Yugoslav Air Force carried out a coup d'état after Yugoslavia joined the Axis powers.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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MARCH 27, 2015
Himeji Castle (pictured), the largest and most visited Japanese castle, re-opened after five years of restoration work.
Himeji Castle ( ) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.
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MARCH 27, 2009
A failure of the dam holding Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Tangerang, Indonesia, caused floods that killed at least 100 people.
Situ Gintung is an artificial lake near to the town of Cirendeu in the city of South Tangerang, Indonesia. It was formed
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MARCH 27, 1999
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia: A U.S. Air Force F-117 stealth aircraft was shot down by a Yugoslav Army unit.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War.
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MARCH 27, 1958
Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, assumed the office of premier.
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and the Chairman
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MARCH 27, 1899
Philippine–American War: American forces defeated troops commanded by Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo at the Battle of Marilao River.
The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War
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MARCH 27, 2020
North Macedonia became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
North Macedonia is a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In 1995, the country joined the Partnership for Peace.
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MARCH 27, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug sildenafil (chemical structure pictured), better known by the trade name Viagra, as the first treatment approved in the United States for erectile dysfunction.
The United States Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is
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