On This Very Day
March 27th
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- 1790
Modern shoelace with aglet patented in England by Harvey Kennedy.
- 1794
US Government establishes permanent navy, authorizes six frigates.
- 1855
Abraham Gesner patents kerosene.
- 1890
Tornado in Louisville, Kentucky kills 76, injures 200.
- 1915
Typhoid Mary arrested, returned to quarantine in New York. View Post →
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- 1931
Charlie Chaplin receives France's Legion of Honor.
- 1952
'Singin' in the Rain' premieres at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.
- 1964
Great Alaska Earthquake and tsunami kill 139, largest US earthquake.
- 1969
Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars.
- 1977
583 die in Tenerife airport disaster, aviation's worst ever.
- 1980
Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years.
- 1990
Bus in India touches high voltage wire; 21 die.
- 2020
$2.2 trillion stimulus package signed into law by President Trump.
- 2022
El Salvador declares emergency after 62 gang killings in one day.
- 1860
Corkscrew patented by M.L. Byrn.
- 2007
NFL makes instant replay a permanent officiating tool.
- 1912
Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac.
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