Sunday, August 27, 2023

Aug. 27 history: Krakatoa explodes

 August 27 in history

In 1883, Krakatoa explodes ... 
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In 1955, 
"The Guinness Book of Records" debuts

In 1965, Natchez (Miss.) NAACP President George Metcalfe was killed with a car bomb planted by the KKK.

In 1967, Beatles manager Brian Epstein dies.
In 1952, "Red Scare" dominates American politics
In 1979, 
Lord Mountbatten killed by IRA

In 2007, 
NFL star Michael Vick pleads guilty in dogfighting case.
In 1976, 
Transgender athlete Renée Richards barred 00from U.S. Open. 

In 1916, Romania enters WWI.
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