History of 27th JUNE

1.  Roman Emperor Julian dies, ending the Pagan Revival.on June 27 363

2.  English King George II defeats the French at Dettingen, Bavaria.on June 27 1743

3.  Prudence Crandall, a white woman, is arrested for conducting an academy for black women in
      Canterbury, Conn.on June 27 1833

4.  Confederates break through the Union lines at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill–the third engagement of
      the Seven Days’ campaign.on June 27 1862

5.  General William Sherman is repulsed by Confederates at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.on
      June 27 1864

6.  The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan.on June 27 1871

7.  The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinies.on June 27 1905

8.  Two German pilots are saved by parachutes for the first time.on June 27 1918

9.  Yugoslav Premier Nikola Pachitch is wounded by Serb attackers in Belgrade.on June 27 1923

10. Democrats offer Mrs. Leroy Springs the vice presidential nomination, the first woman considered
      for the job.on June 27 1924

11. The U.S. Marines adopt the English bulldog as their mascot.on June 27 1927

12. Scientists at Bell Laboratories in New York reveal a system for transmitting television pictures
       .on June 27 1929

13. The Allied convoy PQ-17 leaves Iceland for Murmansk and Archangel.on June 27 1942

14. Allied forces capture the port city of Cherbourg, France.on June 27 1944

15. The UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea.on June 27 1950

16. Henry Cabot Lodge is appointed U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam.on June 27 1963

17. President Richard Nixon vetoes a Senate ban on the Cambodia bombing.on June 27 1973

18. The U.S. House of Representatives votes to limit the use of combat troops in Nicaragua.on June
       27 1985