May 27th

I am not the only one born on May 27th.....

1. Joseph Fiennes - 1970 - The Famous Actor
2. Jeremy Mayfield - 1969 - The Nascar Driver
3. Todd Bridges - 1965 - The Research Biologist
4. Louis Gossett, Jr. - 1936 - The American Actor
5. Henry Kissinger - 1923 - The Government Official
6. Christopher Lee - 1922 - The Dracula
7. Hubert H. Humphrey - 1911 - The Vice President
8. Vincent Price - 1911 - The Actor
9. Dashiell Hammett - 1894 - The Author
10. Isadora Duncan - 1878 - The Poet
11. Wild Bill Hickok - 1837 - The Cowboy

On this day in ...

• 1647 - 1st woman known to be executed as a witch, Achsah Young in Mass
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• 1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line
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• 1907 - Bubonic Plague breaks out in SF
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• 1933 - Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released
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• 1935 - Supreme Court declares FDR's Natl Recovery Act unconstitutional
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• 1937 - Golden Gate Bridge, SF, dedicated
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• 1958 - Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
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• 1961 - Pres Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon
• 1972 - SALT agreements signed
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• 1985 - Inaugural bands parade for Pres Reagan

• 1904 - NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
• 1896 - Bay District Race Track closes
• 1933 - Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
• 1961 - Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 27' «"
• 1963 - 3 NJ businessman purchase the NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to the NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
• 1968 - 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-3
• 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup
• 1981 - Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but the ump says no
• 1984 - Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day
• 1987 - Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher making 700th start (Young & Sutton)
• 1990 - 74th Indianapolis 500 runs

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