New Mexican oil legislation goes into effect, leading to the formal outbreak of the Cristero War. Date: January 1, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. Date: December 30, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway. Date: December 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
B. R. Ambedkar and his followers burn copies of the Manusmriti in Mahad, Maharashtra, to protest its treatment of Dalit people. Date: December 25, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three Indian revolutionaries, Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Ashfaqulla Khan, are executed by the British Raj for participation in the Kakori conspiracy. Date: December 19, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date. Date: December 17, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet. Date: December 11, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 11 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. Date: December 2, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 2 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of Colorado state police dressed in civilian clothes. Date: November 21, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. Date: November 13, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)