August 27
Today is the 240th day of 2016, there are 126 days left in the year.
1859 - Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
1883 - The island volcano Krakatoa erupted and the resulting tidal waves claimed some 36,000 lives on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was born near Stonewall, Texas.
1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, outlawing war and providing for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
1939 - The first turbojet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, went on its first full-fledged test flight over Germany.
1945 - American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in World War II.
1962 - The United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.
1967 - The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills.
1975 - Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia's 3,000-year-old monarchy, died in Addis Ababa almost a year after being overthrown.
1979 - British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat explosion; the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.
2003 - Mars made its closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years.
2008 - Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Birthdays
22 - Breanna Stewart (basketball player)
24 - Blake Jenner (actor)
28 - Alexa Pena Vega (actress)
29 - Darren McFadden (football player)
31 - Kayla Ewell (actress)
35 - Patrick J. Adams (actor)
37 - Aaron Paul (actor)
37 - Demetria McKinney (actress)
40 - Sarah Chalke (actress)
44 - The Great Khali (professional wrestler)
46 - Colt Ford (country singer)
47 - Cesar Millan (reality TV star)
47 - Chandra Wilson (actress)
55 - Yolanda Adams (gospel singer)
64 - Paul Reubens (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 27
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.
1938 - Joe DiMaggio hits three triples in a win over the Cleveland Indians.
1974 - New York Mets' Benny Ayala hits a home run in his first at bat.
1977 - Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off New York Yankees' pitcher Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Texas Rangers won 8-2.
1978 - Cincinnati Reds' Joe Morgan is first to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases.
1982 - Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season; breaks Lou Brock's mark.
1986 - Nolan Ryan, while with the Houston Astros, earned his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs.
1988 - #2 Nebraska defeated #10 Texas A&M 23-14 to open the season.
2005 - Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first major league player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman.
2007 - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty in Richmond, Virginia to a federal dogfighting charge.
Today is the 240th day of 2016, there are 126 days left in the year.
1859 - Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful U.S. oil well near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
1883 - The island volcano Krakatoa erupted and the resulting tidal waves claimed some 36,000 lives on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, was born near Stonewall, Texas.
1928 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, outlawing war and providing for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
1939 - The first turbojet-powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, went on its first full-fledged test flight over Germany.
1945 - American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in World War II.
1962 - The United States launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which flew past Venus the following December.
1967 - The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, was found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills.
1975 - Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia's 3,000-year-old monarchy, died in Addis Ababa almost a year after being overthrown.
1979 - British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat explosion; the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.
2003 - Mars made its closest approach to Earth in 60,000 years.
2008 - Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was nominated for president at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Birthdays
22 - Breanna Stewart (basketball player)
24 - Blake Jenner (actor)
28 - Alexa Pena Vega (actress)
29 - Darren McFadden (football player)
31 - Kayla Ewell (actress)
35 - Patrick J. Adams (actor)
37 - Aaron Paul (actor)
37 - Demetria McKinney (actress)
40 - Sarah Chalke (actress)
44 - The Great Khali (professional wrestler)
46 - Colt Ford (country singer)
47 - Cesar Millan (reality TV star)
47 - Chandra Wilson (actress)
55 - Yolanda Adams (gospel singer)
64 - Paul Reubens (actor)
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Today in Sports History - August 27
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.
1938 - Joe DiMaggio hits three triples in a win over the Cleveland Indians.
1974 - New York Mets' Benny Ayala hits a home run in his first at bat.
1977 - Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off New York Yankees' pitcher Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Texas Rangers won 8-2.
1978 - Cincinnati Reds' Joe Morgan is first to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases.
1982 - Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season; breaks Lou Brock's mark.
1986 - Nolan Ryan, while with the Houston Astros, earned his 250th career win against the Chicago Cubs.
1988 - #2 Nebraska defeated #10 Texas A&M 23-14 to open the season.
2005 - Jeff Kent of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first major league player to hit 300 homers as a second baseman.
2007 - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty in Richmond, Virginia to a federal dogfighting charge.
