Peace Bridge Opens Between Fort Erie and Buffalo, August 7, 1927

Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany. Date: January 10, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927B. R. Ambedkar Burns Manusmriti in Mahad, Maharashtra December 25, 1927Indian Broadcasting Company First Station Launches…

Near Xining, China, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake causes 200,000 deaths in one of the world's most destructive earthquakes. Date: May 22, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Carabineros de Chile Founded, National Police Created…

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) More events from 1927Jazz Singer Opens, First…

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) More events from 1927Rocksprings, Texas F5 Tornado Devastates Town, Kills 72 – April…

Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. Date: July 16, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 16 📅 Events on…

Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. Date: January 11, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)…