Samuel Roxy Rothafel Opens Roxy Theatre in New York City, March 11, 1927

A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. Date: January 9, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Samuel Roxy Rothafel Opens Roxy Theatre in New York City,…

Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England. Date: April 23, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Sandino Raids…

Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later. Date: May 20, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1927…

The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres. Date: July 24, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Nationalist Government Approves Tongji University as National University, May 18, 1927First Transatlantic Commercial Telephone Service Established…

The first transatlantic commercial telephone service is established from New York City to London. Date: January 7, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Xining Earthquake Kills 200,000 in China, May 22, 1927Nanchang Uprising Begins…

The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Bath Township, Michigan. Date: May 18, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Nungesser and…