What Happened on Dec 27

Louis Pasteur Is Born

Louis Pasteur was born on December 27, 1822, in Dole in the Jura region of France, into the family of a poor tanner. Louis grew up in the town of... Read more

Charles Darwin Voyage on the Beagle

Arriving at Barmouth on the evening of 23 August, Charles met up with a "reading party" of Cambridge friends for a time before he left on the... Read more

O'Sullivan Addresses The Ongoing Boundary Dispute With Great Britain In The Oregon Country

O'Sullivan's second use of the phrase became extremely influential. On December 27, 1845 in his newspaper the New York Morning News, O'Sullivan... Read more

Cahaba River Bridge Train Wreck

A special to the Commercial Appeal from Birmingham, Ala., says: Fiends in human form wrecked the Birmingham Mineral branch passenger train No. 40... Read more

Montreal Victorias win Stanley Cup

Victorias from Montreal were the champions for the third consecutive season in the Amateur Hockey Association. The Vics accepted a challenge from... Read more

Carry Nation Brings Her Campaign Against Alcohol To Wichita, Kansas

On December 27, 1900, Carry Nation brought her campaign against alcohol to Wichita, Kansas when she smashed the bar at the elegant Carey Hotel.... Read more

Radio City Music Hall Opens

Radio City Music Hall opened to the public on December 27, 1932. Located in New York City's Rockefeller Center, this fabulous Art Deco theater is... Read more

Chris Bell Dies

Chris Bell (January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978) was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with Alex Chilton, he... Read more

FDA Approves Galderma's Clobex Lotion to Treat Psoriasis

Treating inflammation and itching due to certain skin conditions. It is also used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis. It may also be used for... Read more

Rome and Vienna airport attacks

The Rome and Vienna airport attacks were two major terrorist attacks carried out on December 27, 1985. On that day at 08:15 GMT, four gunmen... Read more

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Arimidex

Arimidex (chemical name: anastrozole) is an aromatase inhibitor approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to... Read more

"Mother" Is Released

Mother is a 1996 movie directed and written by Albert Brooks, and starring Brooks and Debbie Reynolds. John Henderson (Albert Brooks)is a... Read more

"Chicago" Is Released

Chicago is a 2002 American film adaptation of the satirical stage musical Chicago, the film explores the themes of celebrity and scandal in Jazz... Read more

Jonas Brothers release first single Mandy

Jonas Brothers release their first single Mandy. Read more

"Mandy" Is Released

"Mandy" is the first single from the American pop band Jonas Brothers from their debut album It's About Time. It was released as a single on... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Seattle Supersonics, 104-96

SEATTLE - Delonte West has no ill will toward the Celtics for trading him to the SuperSonics in the offseason. In fact, West would have made the... Read more

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008

UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held on December 27, 2008 at the MGM Grand... Read more

Green Bay Packers defeat Seattle Seahawks, 48-10

Green Bay — Fourth-year cornerback Jarrett Bush never gave away anything with his attitude. He kept working, kept upbeat, kept smiling. He kept... Read more

Los Angeles Clippers defeat Boston Celtics, 92-90

LOS ANGELES - Eventually, Rajon Rondo would be tested with pressure free throws. We learned early this morning (Boston time) that Rondo still needs... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Jacksonville Jaguars, 35-7

FOXBOROUGH - There was a lot to like yesterday at Gillette Stadium. Tom Brady looked as good as he has since the 59-0 rout of Tennessee. The... Read more

Opposition Forces and Government Clash in Iran

At least eight Iranian protesters were reported to have been shot dead in Tehran today — including a nephew of the opposition leader Mir Hossein... Read more

Violence Erupts Amid Reignited Protests in Iran

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Iranian police opened fire on protesters in Tehran on Sunday, killing at least four people, including a nephew of the opposition... Read more

Alfred E. Kahn Dies

Alfred E. Kahn, a Cornell University economist best known as the chief architect and promoter of deregulating the nation’s airlines, despite... Read more

Indiana Babysitter Confesses to Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl

The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and... Read more