Today In History [27th June, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today in History
June 27

363		Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival.
1743		English King George defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria.
1833		Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in Canterbury, Conn.
1862		Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill–the third engagement of the Seven Days’ campaign.
1864		General Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
1871		The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan.
1905		The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies.
1918		Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time.
1923		Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade.
1924		Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered for the job.
1927		The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot.
1929		Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures.
1942		The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel.
1944		Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France.
1950		The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea.
1963		Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam.
1973		President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing.
1985		The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua.
Born on June 27
1462		Louis XII, King of France (1498-1515).
1682		Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718).
1869		Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born American anarchist, feminist and birth control advocate.
1872		Paul Laurence Dunbar, African-American poet and writer.
1880		Helen Keller, American educator.
1888		Antoinette Perry, actress and director, namesake of the "Tony" Awards.
1913		Richard Bissell, novelist and playwright.
1913		Willie Mosconi, professional billiards player.
1920		I.A.L. Diamond, screenwriter.
1926		Frank O’Hara, American poet.
1927		Bob Keeshan, American television actor, best known as "Captain Kangaroo."
1953		Alice McDermott, writer (That Night, At Weddings and Wakes).