03/27/2024
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This Day In History

1870 – The New York Times dubs baseball “The National Game.”

1889 – 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P. Brady).

1895 – Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel’s will establishes the Nobel Prize.

1901 – US Army War College is established in Washington, DC.

1910 – NY’s Penn Station opens as world’s largest railway terminal.

1924 – In New York City, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

1934 – Bank robber Baby Face Nelson dies in a shoot-out with the FBI.

1945 – Gen. George Marshall named special US envoy to China.

1956 – 1957 NFL Draft: Paul Hornung from University of Notre Dame first pick by Green Bay Packers.

1960 – CBS radio cancels “Have Gun Will Travel.”

1960 – Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points.

1967 – Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price.

1973 – US President Richard Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, authorizing petroleum price, production, allocation and marketing controls.

1977 – “Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)” closes at Imperial Theater NY after 66 performances.

1987 – 52nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-0 in Birmingham.

1991 – “Peter Pan” opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 48 performances.

1997 – Lions’ Barry Sanders becomes NFL’s 2nd all-time rusher.

2013 – Tiger Woods is named PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for the 11th time.

2013 – “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released.

2015 – Robert Lewis Dear (57) shots 3 dead and wounds 9 at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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