Menin Gate War Memorial Unveiled at Ypres, July 24, 1927

After being founded for 20 years, the Nationalist government approves Tongji University to be among the its first national universities. 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 1927Menin Gate War Memorial Unveiled…

The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States. Date: April 30, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Academy of Motion Picture…

Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created. Date: April 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Sunbeam 1000hp Breaks Land Speed Record at Daytona Beach March 29, 1927Holland Tunnel Opens…

Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida. Date: March 29, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 29 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Bird of Paradise Completes First Transpacific Flight to Hawaii, June 29, 1927Bath School Disaster…

Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. Date: July 16, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on…