Nationalist Government Approves Tongji University as National University, May 18, 1927

Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane. Date: May 8, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 8 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This…

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 1927Charles Lindbergh Begins First Solo…

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) More events from…

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 1927Xining Earthquake Kills 200,000 in China May 22, 1927New Mexican Oil Legislation Sparks Cristero…

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 Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear. Date: August 16, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927First Transatlantic…