Washington Metro First Section Opens to Public March 27, 1976
The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public. Date: March 27, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Tenerife Airport Disaster: Deadliest Aviation Accident, March 27, 1977
Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. Date: March 27, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
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Norwegian Oil Platform Alexander L. Kielland Collapses, 123 Killed – March 27, 1980
The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. Date: March 27, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Solidarity Warning Strike in Poland: 12 Million Walk Off March 27, 1981
The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. Date: March 27, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Melbourne Russell Street Police HQ Car Bomb Kills Officer, Injures 21 March 27, 1986
A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people. Date: March 27, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
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US Begins TV Martí Anti-Castro Propaganda Broadcasts to Cuba March 27, 1990
The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí. Date: March 27, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Giulio Andreotti Accused of Mafia Allegiance by Palermo Tribunal, March 27, 1993
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo. Date: March 27, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Jiang Zemin Appointed President of China – March 27, 1993
Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China. Date: March 27, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
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FDA Approves Viagra for Erectile Dysfunction Treatment, March 27, 1998
The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. Date: March 27, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Kosovo War: F-117A Nighthawk Shot Down by Yugoslav SAM, March 27, 1999
Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. Date: March 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
