New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495). Date: May 27, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day…

In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California. Date: May 27, 1937 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1937 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive. Date: May 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men. Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency". Date: May 27, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later. Date: May 27, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki. Date: May 27, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)

First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Date: May 27, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Turkey, a military coup removes President Celâl Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office. Date: May 27, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine. Date: May 27, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)