June 27 - The Day in History

June 27 : General Interest 1950: Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea On June 27, 1950, President Harry S. Truman announces that he is ordering U.S. air and naval forces to South Korea to aid the democratic nation in repulsing an invasion by communist North Korea... read more American Revolution 1775 : Schuyler dispatched to Ticonderoga and Crown Point http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/schuyler-dispatched-to-ticonderoga-and-crown-point Automotive 1985 : Route 66 decertified http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/route-66-decertified Civil War 1864 : Confederate and Union forces clash at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-kennesaw-mountain Cold War 1950 : U.N. approves armed force to repel North Korea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/un-approves-armed-force-to-repel-north-korea Crime 1921 : Four-time thief escapes Baumes law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/four-time-thief-escapes-baumes-law Disaster 1976 : Ebola breaks out in Sudan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ebola-breaks-out-in-sudan General Interest 1829 : Smithson's curious bequest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/smithsons-curious-bequest 1844 : Mormon leader killed by mob http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mormon-leader-killed-by-mob 1922 : First Newbery Medal for children's literature http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-newbery-medal-for-childrens-literature Hollywood 1939 : "Frankly, My Dear..." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frankly-my-dear Literary 1953 : Alice McDermott's birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alice-mcdermotts-birthday Music 1968 : Elvis Presley tapes his famous TV "comeback special" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-tapes-his-famous-tv-quotcomeback-specialquot Old West 1874 : Buffalo hunters and Indians clash at Adobe Walls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buffalo-hunters-and-indians-clash-at-adobe-walls Presidential 1963 : JFK visits Ireland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-visits-ireland Sports 1988 : Tyson knocks out Spinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tyson-knocks-out-spinks Vietnam War 1963 : Kennedy appoints Lodge as ambassador http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-appoints-lodge-as-ambassador 1968 : U.S. forces begin to evacuate Khe Sanh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-forces-begin-to-evacuate-khe-sanh World War I 1914 : Colonel House meets with British foreign secretary in London http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colonel-house-meets-with-british-foreign-secretary-in-london World War II 1940 : Germans get Enigma http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-get-enigma 1944 : U.S. troops liberate Cherbourg, France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-liberate-cherbourg-france

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