March 27 in Pop Culture History |
| March 27th is… Celebrate Exchange Day Joe Day International Medical Science Liaison Day Scribble Day Spanish Paella Day Terrier Day International Whisk(ey) Day World Theatre Day |
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1886 – Apache warrior, Geronimo, surrendered to the US Army. 1899 – Guglielmo Marconi’s radio transmitted across the English Channel from Boulogne, France, to Dover, England. 1915 – Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of the disease ever ID’d in United States of America, was placed in quarantine. 1964 (Earthquake) ‘Good Friday Earthquake’ – the most powerful earthquake in US History at 9.2 struck Southcentral Alaska killing 125 and inflicting severe damage on the city. 1965 – #1 Hit March 27, 1965 – April 9, 1965: Supremes – Stop! Let’s stop! 1973 – Native American actress Sacheen Littlefeather went to the podium for Marlon Brando to decline his Best Actor Oscar for his performance in The Godfather. 1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System began. 1978 – Dancin’ (Broadway Dance Musical) March 27. 1978 and closed on June 27, 1982 1983 – The Thornbirds miniseries ran March 27ABC: -30 1983 – Brighton Beach Memoirs (Broadway Play). Opened on March 271982, Closed May 11, 1986 1984 – Starlight Express East End Musical (Opened on March 271985, Closed on January 12, 2002 1998 – The FDA approved Viagra. It appears that the ads ran for much longer than they did. 2010 – #1 Hit March 27, 2010 – April 30, 2010: Rihanna – Rude Boy #1 Hit March 27, 2021 – April 2, 2021: Up – Cardi B |
