07-26-2009, 07:24 PM
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July 27th
1904 ~ Birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1946 ~ Death of Gertrude Stein, American Writer & Cult Figure.
1949 ~ Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
1953 ~ The Korean War stopped. The U.S., People's Republic of China, North Korea, and South Korea signed an armistice agreement.
1974 ~ The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Nixon: Obstruction of Justice.
1980 ~ Death of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran.
1984 ~ Death of James Mason, English actor.
1990 ~ Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union.
2002 ~ Ukraine airshow disaster.
2003 ~ Death of Bob Hope, English-born Entertainer.
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