September 27 - The Day in History

September 27 : General Interest 1779: John Adams appointed to negotiate peace terms with British On this day in 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War... read more American Revolution 1779 : John Jay is appointed minister to Spain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-jay-is-appointed-minister-to-spain Automotive 1967 : "My Mother, The Car" exported to France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-mother-the-car-exported-to-france Civil War 1864 : Confederate guerillas sack Centralia, Missouri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/unarmed-yankees-are-massacred-in-centralia Cold War 1959 : Khrushchev ends trip to the United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-ends-trip-to-the-united-states Crime 1989 : Zsa Zsa Gabor storms out of the courtroom http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zsa-zsa-gabor-storms-out-of-the-courtroom Disaster 1854 : Ships collide off Newfoundland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ships-collide-off-newfoundland General Interest 1540 : Jesuit order established http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jesuit-order-established 1960 : Sylvia Pankhurst dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sylvia-pankhurst-dies Hollywood 1991 : Reeves and Phoenix star in My Own Private Idaho http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reeves-and-phoenix-star-in-my-own-private-idaho Literary 1996 : F. Scott Fitzgerald stamp is issued http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/f-scott-fitzgerald-stamp-is-issued Music 1999 : Placido Domingo breaks Caruso's opening-night record at the Metropolitan Opera http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/placido-domingo-breaks-carusos-opening-night-record-at-the-metropolitan-opera Old West 1869 : Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok proves too wild for Kansas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sheriff-wild-bill-hickok-proves-too-wild-for-kansas Presidential 1938 : Franklin Roosevelt appeals to Hitler for peace http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-appeals-to-hitler-for-peace Sports 1930 : Bobby Jones wins U.S. Amateur title http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-jones-wins-us-amateur-title Vietnam War 1967 : Antiwar sentiment increases http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-sentiment-increases 1969 : Thieu comments on Nixon's Vietnamization policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-comments-on-nixons-vietnamization-policy World War I 1915 : John Kipling killed at the Battle of Loos http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-kipling-killed-at-the-battle-of-loos World War II 1939 : Poland surrenders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poland-surrenders 1940 : The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan

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