Xining Earthquake Kills 200,000 in China, May 22, 1927
Date: May 22, 1927
Date: May 22, 1927
Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Date: May 20, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 20 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This…
Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. Date: January 22, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Show Boat Opens on Broadway…
Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Date: May 21, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1927First Transatlantic Commercial Telephone…
Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and FranΓ§ois Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. Date: May 8, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This…
The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. Date: August 1, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day…
The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A. Date: May 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 27 π Events on this day in 1927 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Xining Earthquake Kills…