Updated September 26, 2012, 2:28 pm
On Sept. 27, 1964, the Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.
On Sept. 27, 1840, Alfred Thayer Mahan, the influential American naval strategist, was born. Following his death on Dec. 1, 1914, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1540 Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order. 1825 The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England. 1928 The United States recognized the Nationalist Chinese government. 1939 Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. 1954 “Tonight!” hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC-TV. 1964 The Warren Commission issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy. 1990 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Supreme Court nomination of David H. Souter. 1991 The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. 1994 More than 350 Republican congressional candidates signed the “Contract with America,” a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the U.S. House. 1998 Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his record-setting 69th and 70th home runs in the last game of the season. 1999 Tiger Stadium closed after 87 years as home of baseball’s Detroit Tigers. Current Birthdays
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Actress Gwyneth Paltrow turns 40 years old today.
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Rock singer Avril Lavigne turns 28 years old today.
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1920 Jayne Meadows, Actress, turns 92 1934 Wilford Brimley, Actor, turns 78 1943 Randy Bachman, Rock singer, musician (Bachman-Turner Overdrive), turns 69 1947 Meat Loaf, Rock singer, turns 65 1947 Liz Torres, Actress, turns 65 1949 Mike Schmidt, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 63 1958 Shaun Cassidy, Singer, turns 54 1982 Lil’ Wayne, Rapper, turns 30
Historic Birthdays
Alfred Thayer Mahan 9/27/1840 – 12/1/1914 American naval strategist.Go to obituary »
74 Cosimo de Medici 9/27/1389 – 8/1/1464
Florentine ruler90 St. Alfonso Liguori 9/27/1696 – 8/1/1787
Italian theologian81 Samuel Adams 9/27/1722 – 10/2/1803
American revolutionary leader72 Benjamin Gould 9/27/1824 – 11/26/1896
American astronomer62 Thomas Nast 9/27/1840 – 12/7/1902
American political cartoonist80 Harry Blackstone 9/27/1885 – 11/16/1965
American magician and illusionist88 Samuel Ervin 9/27/1896 – 4/23/1985
American senator from North Carolina; chairman of the committee that investigated Watergate47 Vincent Youmans 9/27/1898 – 4/5/1946
American songwriter66 Sir Martin Ryle 9/27/1918 – 10/14/1984
English physicist and astronomer73 William Conrad 9/27/1920 – 2/11/1994
American radio, film and television actor and producer37 Earl “Bud” Powell 9/27/1924 – 8/1/1966
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