Sunbeam 1000hp Breaks Land Speed Record at Daytona Beach March 29, 1927

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)…

Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created. Date: April 27, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 27 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927First Transatlantic Commercial Telephone Service Established New York to London January 7, 1927Trotsky Expelled…

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…

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. Date: February 23, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…

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) More events from 1927Nanking Incident:…

U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States. Date: February 23, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in…