Trotsky Expelled from Soviet Communist Party, Stalin Gains Control – November 12, 1927
Date: November 12, 1927
Date: November 12, 1927
The Imatra Cinema is destroyed in a fire in Tampere, Finland, during showing the 1924 film Wages of Virtue; 21 people die in the fire and almost 30 are injured. Date: October 23, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 23 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This…
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…
The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Bath Township, Michigan. 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 1927Porto Revolt…
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)…
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 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated. Date: May 4, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1927Ford Model A Unveiled After 19 Years of Model T Production, December 2, 1927Heisenberg Describes…