What Happened in 1927

'Death Comes for the Archbishop' is Published

Cather at her most matter-of-fact and, as a consequence, her most powerful. She based this book on the life of Bishop Jean Baptiste L'Amy — she... Read more

Volvo ÖV 4 is First Produced

Volvo ÖV 4 is the first car built by Volvo. The designation ÖV4 stands for , "Öppen Vagn 4 cylindrar" in Swedish, which means Open Carriage 4... Read more

The Weissenhof Estate Built

The Weissenhof Estate (or Weissenhof Settlement; in German Weißenhofsiedlung) is a housing estate built for exhibition in Stuttgart in 1927. It was... Read more

Hadley Richardson and Ernest Hemingway Are Divorced

Hemingway's marriage to Hadley broke down as he was writing and revising The Sun Also Rises. In the spring of 1926, Hadley became aware of his... Read more

'Steppenwolf' is Published

Harry Haller is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange, shy and alienated from society. His despair and desire for death draw him into a dark, enchanted... Read more

Mount Rushmore Construction Begins

South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region... Read more

Gandhi's 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' is Published

The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Gujarātī "સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા" transliterated: Satyanā Prayogo athvā Ātmakathā) is the... Read more

Ford Model AA is First Produced

Ford Model AA is a truck from Ford. As the Model T and TT became obsolete and needed to be replaced, Henry Ford began initial designs on the Model... Read more

Ferdinand Buisson and Ludwig Quidde Win the Nobel Peace Prize

Ludwig Quidde (March 23, 1858 – March 4, 1941) was a German pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic criticism of German Emperor... Read more

Laurier Palace Theatre Fire

About 800 children were enjoying a Sunday matinée at the Laurier Palace Theater on St Catherine Street in Montreal. Panic struck when at 2 p.m. a... Read more

Eartha Kitt Is Born

Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly... Read more

Agatha Christie publishes The Big Four

The Big Four is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins & Sons on January 27, 1927 and in... Read more

Leontyne Price Is Born

Lyric soprano Leontyne Price was born on February 10, 1927, in Laurel, Mississippi. Price debuted on Broadway in April 1952. Her successful career... Read more

The Chinese Civil War Begins Amidst the Northern Expedition

The Chinese Civil War (traditional Chinese: 國共內戰; simplified Chinese: 国共内战; pinyin: Guógòng Nèizhàn; literally "Nationalist-Communist Civil War")... Read more

Ottawa Senators win Stanley Cup

The 1927 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Ottawa Senators and the Boston Bruins. It was the first solely contested by... Read more

Coretta Scott Is Born

Coretta Scott was born April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, near Marion, Alabama. She spent her childhood on her parents' farm in Heiberger. The farm had... Read more

'Mosquitoes' Is Published

Mosquitoes is a comic novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1927. It is the author's second novel. The story tells of the... Read more

'To The Lighthouse' is Published

"To the Lighthouse" has not the formal perfection, the cohesiveness, the intense vividness of characterization that belong to "Mrs. Dalloway." It... Read more

Ernest Hemingway Marries Pauline Pfeiffer

Pauline Marie Pfeiffer (July 22, 1895 – October 21, 1951) was the second wife of the writer Ernest Hemingway. She was born in Parkersburg, Iowa on... Read more

Charles Lindbergh Completes First Solo Flight across the Atlantic

Lindbergh's heroic flight thrilled people throughout the world. He was honored with awards, celebrations, and parades. President Calvin Coolidge... Read more

Charles Lindbergh Received The First Distinguished Flying Cross

On a morning just three weeks ago yesterday, this wholesome, earnest, fearless, courageous product of America rose into the air from Long Island in... Read more

Robert Louis Fosse Is Born

Fosse moved to Hollywood with the ambition of being the next Fred Astaire. His early screen appearances included Give A Girl A Break, The Affairs... Read more

'Pomes Penyeach' is Published

Published in 1927, Pomes Penyeach is a collection of 13 poems, a gathering of works written while Joyce was busy working on Ulysses. The collection... Read more

Sacco and Vanzetti are Executed

Sacco and Vanzetti: for a generation of Americans, the names of the two Italian anarchists are forever linked. Questions surrounding their 1921... Read more

Gene Tunney Defeats Jack Dempsey in the Battle of the Long Count

The following year, Dempsey made an attempt to regain the title in a rematch that became known as the "Long Count" fight. One hundred and four... Read more