All Events

Historical Events on March 27

  • English claims to the French throne

    1625

    Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)

    1814

    War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

    1866

    President Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9.

  • Cincinnati riots of 1884

    1884

    A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.

  • Battle of Taierzhuang

    1938

    Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.

  • Yugoslav coup d'état

    1941

    World War II: Yugoslavian Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup.

  • Nikita Khrushchev

    1958

    Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union

  • Fidel Castro

    1990

    The United States begins broadcasting TV Martí, an anti-Castro propaganda network, to Cuba.

  • Viagra

    1998

    The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.