May 27
1647 - The first recorded execution of a witch in America reportedly took place in Connecticut when Alse Young was hanged.
1703 - St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.
1861 - Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge in Baltimore, ruled that President Abraham Lincoln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (Lincoln disregarded the ruling).
1896 - A tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing 255 people.
1935 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” legislative program.
1936 - The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
1941 - Amid rising world tensions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” during a radio address from the White House.
1941 - British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives.
1942 - Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, became the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for displaying “extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety” during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
1968 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. O’Brien, upheld the conviction of David O’Brien for destroying his draft card outside a Boston courthouse, ruling that the act was not protected by freedom of speech.
1994 - Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
1995 - Actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Virginia.
1996 - After a 18 months of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
1997 - The Supreme Court ruled Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he was in office.
1998 - Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot. (Fortier was freed in January 2006.)
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
2020 - Protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second night, with some people looting stores and setting fires. Protests spread to additional cities; hundreds of people blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.
2021 - Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, urged fellow conservatives to reject the divisive politics of former President Donald Trump as well as those Republican leaders who emulated him.
Birthdays
21 - Izabela Vidovic (actress)
22 - Maeve Tomalty (actress)
22 - Jade Carey (gymnast)
23 - Lily-Rose Depp (actress)
23 - Desiree Ross (actress)
28 - Ethan Dampf (actor)
32 - Chris Colfer (actor/singer)
38 - Darin Brooks (actor)
40 - Natalie Neidhart (professional wrestler)
42 - Michael Steger (actor)
42 - Ben Feldman (actor)
47 - Jadakiss (rapper)
47 - Andre 3000 (rapper)
49 - Jack McBrayer (actor)
50 - Jace Everett (singer)
51 - Paul Bettany (actor)
53 - Dondre Whitfield (actor)
57 - Todd Bridges (actor)
58 - Adam Carolla (comedian)
61 - Cathy Silvers (actress)
61 - Peri Gilpin (actress)
67 - Richard Schiff (actor)
77 - Bruce Cockburn (singer)
79 - Bruce Weitz (actor)
86 - Louis Gossett Jr. (actor)
87 - Lee Meriwether (actress)
92 - John Barth (author)
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Today in Sports History - May 27
1873 - The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor.
1904 - Dennis McGann set a major league record when he stole five bases in a game.
1937 - Pitcher Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants wins his MLB record 24th consecutive game.
1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.
1968 - It was announced that expansion MLB franchises had been awarded to Montreal and San Diego.
1975 - The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres in six games to win their second straight Stanley Cup.
1982 - Three New Jersey businessmen bought the NHL's Colorado Rockies. They got approval to move the team to New Jersey and become the Devils.
1987 - Phil Niekro (New York Yankees) became the third pitcher to make 700 starts.
1997 - Revenue sharing begins in Major League Baseball, with the New York Yankees paying out the most at $28 million.
2003 - It was reported that Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) would announce his retirement from the NHL the following day.
1647 - The first recorded execution of a witch in America reportedly took place in Connecticut when Alse Young was hanged.
1703 - St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.
1861 - Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge in Baltimore, ruled that President Abraham Lincoln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (Lincoln disregarded the ruling).
1896 - A tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing 255 people.
1935 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal” legislative program.
1936 - The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
1941 - Amid rising world tensions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed an “unlimited national emergency” during a radio address from the White House.
1941 - British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives.
1942 - Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, became the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for displaying “extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety” during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor.
1968 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. O’Brien, upheld the conviction of David O’Brien for destroying his draft card outside a Boston courthouse, ruling that the act was not protected by freedom of speech.
1994 - Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
1995 - Actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed when he was thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Virginia.
1996 - After a 18 months of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
1997 - The Supreme Court ruled Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Bill Clinton while he was in office.
1998 - Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot. (Fortier was freed in January 2006.)
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
2020 - Protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second night, with some people looting stores and setting fires. Protests spread to additional cities; hundreds of people blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.
2021 - Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, urged fellow conservatives to reject the divisive politics of former President Donald Trump as well as those Republican leaders who emulated him.
Birthdays
21 - Izabela Vidovic (actress)
22 - Maeve Tomalty (actress)
22 - Jade Carey (gymnast)
23 - Lily-Rose Depp (actress)
23 - Desiree Ross (actress)
28 - Ethan Dampf (actor)
32 - Chris Colfer (actor/singer)
38 - Darin Brooks (actor)
40 - Natalie Neidhart (professional wrestler)
42 - Michael Steger (actor)
42 - Ben Feldman (actor)
47 - Jadakiss (rapper)
47 - Andre 3000 (rapper)
49 - Jack McBrayer (actor)
50 - Jace Everett (singer)
51 - Paul Bettany (actor)
53 - Dondre Whitfield (actor)
57 - Todd Bridges (actor)
58 - Adam Carolla (comedian)
61 - Cathy Silvers (actress)
61 - Peri Gilpin (actress)
67 - Richard Schiff (actor)
77 - Bruce Cockburn (singer)
79 - Bruce Weitz (actor)
86 - Louis Gossett Jr. (actor)
87 - Lee Meriwether (actress)
92 - John Barth (author)
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Today in Sports History - May 27
1873 - The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor.
1904 - Dennis McGann set a major league record when he stole five bases in a game.
1937 - Pitcher Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants wins his MLB record 24th consecutive game.
1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.
1968 - It was announced that expansion MLB franchises had been awarded to Montreal and San Diego.
1975 - The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres in six games to win their second straight Stanley Cup.
1982 - Three New Jersey businessmen bought the NHL's Colorado Rockies. They got approval to move the team to New Jersey and become the Devils.
1987 - Phil Niekro (New York Yankees) became the third pitcher to make 700 starts.
1997 - Revenue sharing begins in Major League Baseball, with the New York Yankees paying out the most at $28 million.
2003 - It was reported that Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) would announce his retirement from the NHL the following day.
