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- 1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad on the first European voyage to explore the west coast of North America for the Spanish Empire
- 1709 Great Northern War: Peter the Great of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava; Charles goes into exile in Bender, Ottoman Empire
- 1743 War of the Austrian Succession: King George II of Britain personally leads Allied troops to victory in the Battle of Dettingen in Bavaria. The last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field.
Jun 27 in Film & TV
- 1949 "Captain Video & His Video Rangers" debut on DUMONT-TV - Television's first sci-fi series
Jun 27 in Music
- 1994 Aerosmith become first major band to let fans download a full new track free from the internet
Jun 27 in Sport
- 1890 Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes first black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nunc" Wallace in 18 rounds in London, England
- 1999 Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900", (a 2-½ revolution aerial spin), at the X Games in San Francisco, California
Did You Know?
World's first ATM is installed by Barclays Bank in Enfield, London
Fun Fact About June 27
New Amsterdam (now New York City) enacts first speed limit law in North America
Famous Weddings
- 1524 Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess
- 1895 American journalist Ida B. Wells (32) weds American attorney Ferdinand L. Barnett (43) at Bethel AME Church in Chicago
- 1948 American handheld calculator inventor Jack Kilby (24) weds Barbara Annegers
Famous Divorces
- 2007 Former Playboy playmate and Baywatch actress Donna D'Errico (38) divorces Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx (48) due to irreconcilable differences after 9 years of marriage
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