CoM Moderators Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 1918 - Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY 1927 - Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park) 1947 - New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra starts a record 148 game errorless streak 1992 - Dimitri Lepikov, Vladimir Pychenko, Veniamin Taianovitch and Evgueni Sadovyi swim world record 4x200m freestyle (7:11.95) 1997 - Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria; about 50 people killed. 1997 - British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on 2nd playoff hole against countryman John Bland 2003 - A group of 321 Filipino armed soldiers called "Magdalo" take over Oakwood Premier Ayala Center in Makati City to show Filipino people the alleged corruption of the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration 2005 - NASA postpones all Shuttle flights, pending an investigation into the foam-shedding problem on Discovery's external tanks 2014 - Obama reaffirms Israel's "right to defend itself", but condemns civilian casualties in Gaza 2022 - 170-carat pink diamond the "Lulo Rose," thought to be largest discovered in 300 years, announced found in Angola More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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