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Historical Events on January 27

  • Trajan

    AD 98

    Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire would reach its maximum extent.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1776

    American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • U.S. Congress

    1825

    The U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".

  • Thomas Edison

    1880

    Thomas Edison receives the patent on the incandescent lamp.

  • Lockheed P-38 Lightning

    1939

    First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

  • World War II

    1943

    World War II: The Eighth Air Force sorties ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany.

  • Soviet Union

    1967

    United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.

  • 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

    2010

    The 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis ends when Porfirio Lobo Sosa becomes the new President of Honduras.

  • Arab Spring

    2011

    Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution begins as over 16,000 protestors demonstrate in Sana'a.

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