March 27 in History

March 27 in Pop Culture History

March 27th is…
Celebrate Exchange Day
Joe Day
International Medical Science Liaison Day
Scribble Day
Spanish Paella Day
Terrier Day
International Whisk(e)y Day
World Theatre Day

1886 – Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrendered to the US Army.

1899 – Guglielmo Marconi’s radio transmitted across the English Channel from Boulogne, France, to Dover, England.

1915 – Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of the disease ever ID’d in the United States, was put in quarantine.

1964 (Earthquake) ‘Good Friday Earthquake’ – the most powerful earthquake in US history at a magnitude of 9.2, struck Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage.

1965 – #1 Hit March 27, 1965 – April 9, 1965: The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love

1973 – Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather went to the podium for Marlon Brando to decline his Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Godfather.

1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began.

1978 – Dancin’ (Broadway Dance Musical) Opened on March 27, 1978, and closed on June 27, 1982

1983 – The Thornbirds miniseries ran March 27-30 on ABC

1983 – Brighton Beach Memoirs (Broadway Play) Opened on March 27, 1983, and closed on May 11, 1986

1984 – Starlight Express (East End Musical) Opened on March 27, 1984, and closed on January 12, 2002

1998 – The FDA approved Viagra. It seems like the commercials were running a lot longer than that.

2010 – #1 Hit March 27, 2010 – April 30, 2010: Rihanna – Rude Boy

#1 Hit March 27, 2021 – April 2, 2021: UpCardi B

 

Today in History
Scroll to Top