On This Day In History
August 27th
479 BC Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Plataea, Persian forces led by Mardonius routed by Greek army under Pausanias; together with Greek success at Battle of Mycale halts Persian invasion of Greece
479 BC Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Mycale won by Greek forces over Persian naval troops on Ionian coast, double victory with that at Plataea ends Persian invasion
663 Battle of Baekgang: Tang Chinese and Silla Korean forces defeat Korean Baekje forces and their Yamato Japanese allies on the Geum River in Korea. Last Japanese invasion of Korea for 900 years.
1789 French National Assembly issues the "Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen"
1883 Krakatoa volcano, west of Java in Indonesia, erupts with a force of 1,300 megatons and kills approximately 40,000 people
1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, 60 nations agree to condemn 'recourse to war for the solution of international controversies'.
1979 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and last Viceroy of India, is killed along with three companions, two of them children by the IRA when his boat is blown up near Sligo, Ireland
Did You Know?
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States
Today in History in 2008
Would You Believe?
Britain defeats Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM). Shortest recorded war in history.
Today in History in 1896
This day 41 years ago – 27 August 1979 – Louis Mountbatten (79) was killed by the Provisional IRA, who planted a bomb on his boat off the coast of Sligo.
Also killed were his grandson, Nicholas Knatchbull (14), Nicholas's grandmother Doreen (83), and local boy Paul Maxwell (15). pic.twitter.com/Jl1B6fmrPi
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 27, 2020
#OTD in 1995 British comedian, writer and actor Jenny Eclair became the first woman to win the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Perrier Award for Comedy for her show 'Prozac & Tantrums'. @jennyeclair #womenincomedy https://t.co/V8C0T5lo9k pic.twitter.com/Cz8pT4VWh1
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 27, 2022
On this day in 1960, hundreds of white people armed with baseball bats and ax handles attacked Black activists for staging a peaceful sit-in at a "whites only" restaurant in Jacksonville, FL. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/JdRl1Yk08V
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 27, 2022
27 August 1660. John Milton’s books were burned in London, due to his critical writings on King Charles II. It followed a royal proclamation issued on 13 August, which called for the suppression and burning of books by Milton. pic.twitter.com/SfMcfGZFKS
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
27 August 1967. Brian Epstein (aged 32), the manager of The Beatles, was found dead in his London home. His death was due to what the inquest described as an “accidental drug-alcohol overdose”. Epstein was pivotal in the group’s success, as he secured them a recording contract. pic.twitter.com/07FREDYrdY
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
27 August 1984. President Ronald Reagan announced that teacher, Christa McAuliffe, had been selected as first US woman member of public to go into space. Triumph turned to tragedy as she was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986. pic.twitter.com/vwTePGPZmN
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
27 August 1991. Moldova declared its independence from the USSR. Moldova became fully independent from the Soviet Union in December 1991, and joined the United Nations 3 months later. pic.twitter.com/vTreY6Wb7K
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
27 August 2011. Hurricane Irene struck the United States east coast, killing 47 people and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage, making Irene one of the costliest hurricanes on record in the USA. pic.twitter.com/VMr9llSRZD
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Beatles manager Brian Epstein near the stage at Shea Stadium concert, NYC (1965). pic.twitter.com/j5gpbo6hZ8
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 27, 2022
August 28th
1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
1609 English explorer Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay
1830 1st American built locomotive, “Tom Thumb” races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!
1845 Scientific American magazine publishes its first issue
1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I have a dream” speech addressing the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom civil rights march at Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Did You Know?
Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce
Today in History in 1837
Would You Believe?
Ten suffragists arrested as they picket the White House
Today in History in 1917
This day 345 years ago – 28 August 1676 – a supply ship set sail from Dublin for Boston to relieve New England colonists during King Philip's War.
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— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) August 28, 2021
In 1910, Mabel St Clair Stobart founded the WSWCC, a military nursing organisation—later part of the Red Cross. She created & commanded all-women medical units in the Balkan Wars and WWI. Stobart was the first woman to become a Major in any national army. https://t.co/IsxCDsyygK pic.twitter.com/0XUyqKCwMr
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) August 28, 2022
On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered a 14-year-old Black boy named Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/i42tiSKVMM
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 28, 2022
28 August 1833. The Slavery Abolition Act (1833), received Royal Assent. It became law from 1 August 1834. It freed slaves, but gave compensation to slave owners. It was not applied to all of the British Empire until the 1843 Indian Slavery Act when it ended in India. pic.twitter.com/iRG2Dp3tL4
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr, delivered his famous and inspirational “I Have a Dream Speech” in Washington DC #OTD in 1963.
pic.twitter.com/Su0VTsRyO4— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022
28 August 1994. Thousands of shops in England and Wales opened legally for the first time on a Sunday. Under the new Sunday Trading Act all stores in England and Wales became free to trade in all goods on Sundays. pic.twitter.com/S70hk3drTu
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022
PHOTO OF THE DAY. A Paris cinema in 1958. pic.twitter.com/0t1mzYBLtj
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) August 28, 2022