What Happened on Sep 27

The Spanish Crown Grants Juan Ponce De Leon The Title Military Governor of Bimini And Florida

On September 27, 1514, the Spanish crown granted explorer Juan Ponce de Leon the title Military Governor of Bimini (an island in the Bahamas) and... Read more

Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the Capital of the United States for One Day

Lancaster was named after Lancashire, England, and its symbol is the red rose, from the House of Lancaster. In the period from the 1760's through... Read more

Baylor Massacre

On September 22, 1778, Gen. Sir Henry Clinton ordered Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Grey, Maj. Gen. The Marquess Charles Cornwallis,and Brigadier General... Read more

The Treaty Of Dancing Creek Is Signed

On September 27, 1830, the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed. It represented one of the largest transfers of land that was signed between... Read more

Sinking of the SS Arctic

Sudden and heavy fog causes two ships to collide, killing 322 people off the coast of Newfoundland on this day in 1854. The Arctic was a luxury... Read more

Battle of Fort Davidson

Description: In September 1864, a Confederate army under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price crossed into Missouri with the goal of capturing St. Louis. Union... Read more

Battle of Marianna

The Battle of Marianna was a small but significant engagement on September 27, 1864, in the panhandle of Florida during the American Civil War. The... Read more

Cheniere Caminada Hurricane of 1893

Originating near the Yucatan Peninsula, a compact and fast-moving hurricane rode a low pressure trough across the river and bayou plains of extreme... Read more

Wreck of the Old 97

Of the Sixteen People on Ill-fated Train, Not One Escaped Serious Injury -Scene of Wreck Was Long Trestle Just North of Danville, Va.--Railroad Men... Read more

Ford Motor Company Produced First Model T Automobile

The Model T was the first automobile mass produced on assembly lines with completely interchangeable parts, marketed to the middle class. The... Read more

Battle Of Canal Du Nord

The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of a general Allied offensive against German positions on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive... Read more

'A Farewell To Arms' Is Published

Pauline was pregnant at the time and on June 28, 1928 gave birth to Patrick by cesarean section. It was in December of that year that Hemingway... Read more

Bobby Jones Completes the First Grand Slam in Golf History

In 1930, Jones was at the height of his powers, and he stormed through the field, finally defeating Eugene Homans, 8 and 7, to claim golf's holy... Read more

Kathy Whitworth Is Born

Professional golf's all-time leading tournament winner Kathy Whitworth was born on September 27, 1939, in Monahans, Texas. Whitworth started... Read more

Germany, Italy and Japan Sign Tripartite Pact

On this day in 1940, the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. The... Read more

"Rome, Open City" Is Released

Rome, Open City (Italian: Roma, città aperta) is a 1945 Italian war drama film, directed by Roberto Rossellini. The picture features Aldo Fabrizi,... Read more

Fun and Fancy Free is released

Fun and Fancy Free (first released on September 27, 1947) is a feature film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was one... Read more

'Intruder In The Dust' Is Published

The novel focuses on Lucas Beauchamp, a black farmer accused of murdering a white man. He is exonerated through the efforts of black and white... Read more

'Requiem For a Nun' Is Published

Requiem for a Nun is a book written by William Faulkner in 1951. Like many of Faulkner's works, Requiem experiments with narrative technique—the... Read more

Rachel Carson Breaks to Silence on DDT

Excerpted in the New Yorker three months before it was published as a book, biologist Rachel Carson's eloquent, rigorous attack on the overuse of... Read more

Warren Commission Report Released to the Public

The Warren Commission’s conclusion that Oswald was a "lone gunman" failed to satisfy some who witnessed the attack and others whose research found... Read more

Cliff Burton, the bassist of Metallica, dies in a bus accident

During the European leg of the Damage Inc. tour in support of Master of Puppets, the band complained that the sleeping cubicles on their tour bus... Read more

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Foscavir

Managing cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (a viral infection that can lead to blindness) in patients with AIDS. It may also be used to treat... Read more

Corrosion of Conformity release Deliverance

Deliverance is the fourth album by Corrosion of Conformity, and the first on which Pepper Keenan was lead singer. By this album, the band had... Read more

Slayer Releases "Divine Intervention"

Divine Intervention is the sixth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 27, 1994 through American Recordings, it... Read more