The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated. Date: May 4, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
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)
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)
Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex. Date: April 19, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history. Date: April 12, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This…
Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.[citation needed] Date: April 12, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. Date: March 24, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford. Date: March 15, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)