History for August 27

History for August 27 - On-This-Day.com
George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1770, Margaret Hungerford 1850 - Author ("Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder"), Theodore Dreiser 1871 - Novelist, journalist


Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) 1908 - 36th President of the United States, Ira Levin 1929 - Writer ("Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives"), Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens 1952 - Actor ("Pee Wee's Playhouse")


1859 - The first oil well was successfully drilled in the U.S. by Colonel Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, PA.


1894 - The Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act was passed by the U.S. Congress. The provision within for a graduated income tax was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.


1921 - The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. (NFL)


1996 - California Governor Pete Wilson signed an order that would halt state benefits to illegal immigrants.