March 27 - The Day in History

March 27 : General Interest 1998: FDA approves Viagra On this day in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves use of the drug Viagra, an oral medication that treats impotence... read more American Revolution 1775 : Jefferson elected to the Continental Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-elected-to-the-continental-congress Automotive 1952 : Toyota founder dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyota-founder-dies Civil War 1865 : Lincoln, Sherman, and Grant meet http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-sherman-and-grant-meet Cold War 1990 : TV Marti begins broadcasting to Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tv-marti-begins-broadcasting-to-cuba Crime 1905 : Fingerprint evidence is used to solve a British murder case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fingerprint-evidence-is-used-to-solve-a-british-murder-case Disaster 1977 : Jumbo jets collide at Canary Islands airport http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jumbo-jets-collide-at-canary-islands-airport General Interest 1912 : Japanese cherry trees planted along the Potomac http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-cherry-trees-planted-along-the-potomac 1958 : Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-becomes-soviet-premier 1964 : Earthquake rocks Alaska http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-rocks-alaska Hollywood 1973 : Marlon Brando declines Best Actor Oscar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marlon-brando-declines-best-actor-oscar Literary 1923 : Poet Louis Simpson born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-louis-simpson-born Music 1979 : Pattie Boyd and Eric Clapton are married http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pattie-boyd-and-eric-clapton-are-married Old West 1836 : Mexicans execute defenders of Goliad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mexicans-execute-defenders-of-goliad Presidential 1829 : Jackson appoints John Eaton as secretary of war and starts scandal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jackson-appoints-john-eaton-as-secretary-of-war-and-starts-scandal Sports 1939 : March Madness is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-madness-is-born Vietnam War 1965 : South Vietnamese forces conduct combat operations in Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-conduct-combat-operations-in-cambodia 1973 : Bombing of Cambodia to continue http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bombing-of-cambodia-to-continue World War I 1918 : Bessarabia annexed by Romania http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bessarabia-annexed-by-romania World War II 1945 : Germans launch last of their V-2s http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-launch-last-of-their-v-2s

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