June 27 in History

June 27 in Pop Culture History

June 27th is…
National HIV Testing Day
National Ice Cream Cake Day
National Onion Day
National Orange Blossom Day
National PTSD Awareness Day
National Sunglasses Day

1556 – The thirteen Stratford Martyrs were burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.

1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Mormons, and his brother Hyrum Smith, were murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail.

1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe was completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.

1949 – The first sci-fi TV show, Captain Video and His Video Rangers, debuted.

1960 #1 Hit June 27, 1960 – July 10, 1960: Connie FrancisEverybody’s Somebody’s Fool

1964 #1 Hit June 27, 1964 – July 3, 1964: Peter and GordonA World Without Love

1966 – ABC’s Dark Shadows premiered.

1968 – Elvis Presley filmed his Comeback Special.

1970 #1 Hit June 27, 1970 – July 10, 1970: The Jackson 5The Love You Save

1976 – Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) was hijacked en route to Paris by the PLO and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda.

1985 – US Route 66 was officially removed from the United States Highway System.

1986 – Labyrinth and Running Scared were released in theaters

1987 #1 Hit June 27, 1987 – July 10, 1987: Whitney HoustonI Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

1997 – Face/Off debuted in theaters

2003 – Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and 28 Days Later were released in theaters

2007 – Live Free or Die Hard debuted in theaters

2008 – WALL-E was released in theaters

2014 – Transformers: Age of Extinction debuted in theaters

#1 Hit June 27, 2020 – July 3, 2020: Trollz6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj

 

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