President Nixon Impeachment Debate

1974

House begins impeachment of Nixon

Born on This Day

Norman Lear at Home in Los Angeles

Norman Lear

1922 - 2023

Writer and producer who created socially conscious, iconic TV comedies "All in the Family," "Maude" and "Good Times."

Premiere Of ABC's "Shark Tank" Season 9 - Arrivals

Alex Rodriguez

1975 -

Baseball star who hit more than 600 home runs in his 22 MLB seasons and was a 14-time All Star. Nicknamed "A-Rod."

76th Primetime Emmy Awards - Arrivals

Maya Rudolph

1972 -

Actress known for comedic work and celebrity impressions on "Saturday Night Live" and films like "Bridesmaids."

Norman Lear

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Alex Rodriguez

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1921

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27

Surgeon Frederick Banting and medical student Charles Best successfully isolate the hormone insulin in experiments at the University of Toronto. Their breakthrough will save the lives of millions of people with diabetes.

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1794

Robespierre overthrown in France

Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of […]

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Arrest of Maximilien Robespierre on July 28, 1794, engraving, Musee Carnavalet, France.

1949

First commercial jet makes test flight

On July 27, 1949, the world’s first jet-propelled airliner, the British De Havilland Comet, makes its maiden test-flight in England. The jet engine would ultimately revolutionize the airline industry, shrinking air travel time in half by enabling planes to climb faster and fly higher. The Comet was the creation of English aircraft designer and aviation […]

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1953

Armistice ends Korean War hostilities

The Korean War comes to an end.

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Korean War Armistice Announcement

1981

Six-year-old Adam Walsh is abducted

Adam John Walsh, age 6, is abducted from a mall in Hollywood, Florida, and later found murdered. In the aftermath of the crime, Adam’s father, John Walsh, became a leading victims’ rights activist and host of the long-running television show America’s Most Wanted. Early in the afternoon on July 27, Adam entered a Sears department […]

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1996

Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park

The bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park in 1996 made Richard Jewell a suspect in the attack, though he was later cleared of all charges.

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