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    This Day in History on August 27th

    History and Headlines contributorsBy History and Headlines contributorsAugust 27, 2023No Comments2 Mins Read
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    August 27th

    A Brief History

    This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 27th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.

    Digging Deeper

    On August 27, 1859, Colonel Edwin Drake of the Seneca Oil Company drilled a successful oil well just outside Titusville, Pennsylvania, the discovery of the first commercially viable oil well.

    On August 27, 1859, oil was discovered in Pennsylvania, an event we used to list “10 Momentous Discoveries.”

    On August 27, 1927, five steadfast women in Canada petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada to clarify if the word “persons” in the British North America Act included women.

    On August 27, 1928, countries that were bitter enemies in World War I signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact to renounce war as a means to resolve disputes and conflicts between nations.

    On August 27, 1939, the first jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, made its first flight.

    On August 27, 1982, far away from Anatolia, Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide killed Turkish diplomat Atilla Altıkat in Ottawa, Ontario, vengeance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

    On August 27, 2006, Comair Flight 5191, a connecting flight from Lexington, Kentucky to Atlanta, Georgia, crashed, killing all aboard the aircraft except a single survivor.

    Historical drama film fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Operation Finale on Monday, August 27, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Cinemark in Valley View, Ohio!

    Question for students (and subscribers): Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

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    Andrews, John and Matt Baker.  Timeline of World History.  Thunder Bay Press, 2020.

    You can also watch video versions of this article on YouTube.

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