Wednesday, June 27, 2018

History for June 27

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Mildred J. Hill 1859, Helen Keller 1880, Willie Mosconi 1913
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Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan 1927, H. Ross Perot 1930, Tobey Maguire 1975
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1693 - "The Ladies' Mercury" was published by John Dunton in London. It was the first women's magazine and contained a "question and answer" column that became known as a "problem page."
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1787 - Edward Gibbon completed "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." It was published the following May.
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1893 - The New York stock market crashed. By the end of the year 600 banks and 74 railroads had gone out of business.
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1942 - The FBI announced the capture of eight Nazi saboteurs who had been put ashore from a submarine on New York's Long Island.
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1949 - "Captain Video and His Video Rangers" premiered on the Dumont Television Network.
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1955 - The first "Wide Wide World" was broadcast on NBC-TV.
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1980 - U.S. President Carter signed legislation reviving draft registration.
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1985 - Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System.
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