September 27
1540 - Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.
1779 - John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain.
1903 - A Southern Railway mail train derailed near Danville, Virginia, killing 11; the accident inspired the famous ballad, “Wreck of the Old 97.”
1939 - Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1940 - Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, formally allying the World War II Axis powers.
1959 - Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing more than 5,000 people.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued its final report and concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.
1979 - Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.
1994 - More than 350 Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the "Contract with America," a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House.
1996 - In Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
2013 - President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and Iranian leaders in more than 30 years.
2018 - During a day-long hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford said she was “100 percent” certain that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers, and Kavanaugh then told senators that he was “100 percent certain” he had done no such thing.
2021 - R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted in a sex trafficking trial in New York, after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.
Birthdays
21 - Amira Harvey (actress)
22 - Jenna Ortega (actress)
22 - Jillian Shea Spaeder (actress)
33 - Simona Halep (tennis player)
36 - Cathy Kelley (sportscaster)
38 - Arielle Vandenberg (model)
40 - Avril Lavigne (singer)
42 - Lil Wayne (rapper)
42 - Anna Camp (actress)
50 - Carrie Brownstein (actress)
51 - Indira Varma (actress)
52 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
59 - Steve Kerr (basketball coach)
61 - Marc Maron (comedian)
66 - Shaun Cassidy (actor/singer)
75 - Mike Schmidt (baseball player)
77 - Liz Torres (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 27
1930 - At the annual NHL Governor's meeting a new rule was passed concerning offsides. The rule was that "the puck must be propelled into the attacking zone before any player of the attacking side can enter that zone."
1953 - The St. Louis Browns played their final game before moving to Baltimore to become the Orioles.
1973 - Nolan Ryan (California Angels) struck out 16 batters for the Minnesota Twins. The feat established a modern day single season mark of 383 strikeouts in a season.
1983 - Larry Bird signed a seven-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth $15 million. The contract made him the highest paid Celtic in history.
1996 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the second MLB player to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same year.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals, on the final day of the regular season, hit his 69th and 70th home runs, establishing a new MLB single season record, surpassing the old mark of 61 set by Roger Marris. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs also surpassed Maris' record, ending the season with 66 home runs.
2000 - Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles) signed a 12-year contract that involved a $20.5 million signing bonus. The deal made McNabb the highest paid NFL player in history.
2005 - The Atlanta Braves clinch a record 14th consecutive division title.
2008 - Greg Maddux wins the final start of his career, No. 355.
2009 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December, 2007.
1540 - Pope Paul III approved the charter for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded by St. Ignatius Loyola.
1779 - John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain.
1903 - A Southern Railway mail train derailed near Danville, Virginia, killing 11; the accident inspired the famous ballad, “Wreck of the Old 97.”
1939 - Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1940 - Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, formally allying the World War II Axis powers.
1959 - Typhoon Vera battered the Japanese island of Honshu, killing more than 5,000 people.
1964 - The Warren Commission issued its final report and concluded that there was no conspiracy in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.
1979 - Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.
1991 - President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture.
1994 - More than 350 Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the "Contract with America," a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House.
1996 - In Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah.
2013 - President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and Iranian leaders in more than 30 years.
2018 - During a day-long hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Christine Blasey Ford said she was “100 percent” certain that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when they were teenagers, and Kavanaugh then told senators that he was “100 percent certain” he had done no such thing.
2021 - R&B singer R. Kelly was convicted in a sex trafficking trial in New York, after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.
Birthdays
21 - Amira Harvey (actress)
22 - Jenna Ortega (actress)
22 - Jillian Shea Spaeder (actress)
33 - Simona Halep (tennis player)
36 - Cathy Kelley (sportscaster)
38 - Arielle Vandenberg (model)
40 - Avril Lavigne (singer)
42 - Lil Wayne (rapper)
42 - Anna Camp (actress)
50 - Carrie Brownstein (actress)
51 - Indira Varma (actress)
52 - Gwyneth Paltrow (actress)
59 - Steve Kerr (basketball coach)
61 - Marc Maron (comedian)
66 - Shaun Cassidy (actor/singer)
75 - Mike Schmidt (baseball player)
77 - Liz Torres (actress)
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Today in Sports History - September 27
1930 - At the annual NHL Governor's meeting a new rule was passed concerning offsides. The rule was that "the puck must be propelled into the attacking zone before any player of the attacking side can enter that zone."
1953 - The St. Louis Browns played their final game before moving to Baltimore to become the Orioles.
1973 - Nolan Ryan (California Angels) struck out 16 batters for the Minnesota Twins. The feat established a modern day single season mark of 383 strikeouts in a season.
1983 - Larry Bird signed a seven-year contract with the Boston Celtics worth $15 million. The contract made him the highest paid Celtic in history.
1996 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) became the second MLB player to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same year.
1998 - Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals, on the final day of the regular season, hit his 69th and 70th home runs, establishing a new MLB single season record, surpassing the old mark of 61 set by Roger Marris. Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs also surpassed Maris' record, ending the season with 66 home runs.
2000 - Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles) signed a 12-year contract that involved a $20.5 million signing bonus. The deal made McNabb the highest paid NFL player in history.
2005 - The Atlanta Braves clinch a record 14th consecutive division title.
2008 - Greg Maddux wins the final start of his career, No. 355.
2009 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December, 2007.
