Significant events that happened on this day.
The Patriots won 45-7, but the victory was overshadowed by allegations that they had deliberately deflated footballs to gain a competitive advantage....
Steve Jobs introduced the tablet computer at an event in San Francisco, positioning it as a device between a smartphone and a laptop. Despite initial...
The date was chosen because it marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. In 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 as Interna...
His blunt pitch - "If you can find a better car, buy it" - was revolutionary for its time and helped save the struggling automaker from bankruptcy. Ia...
The document argued that only men could be ordained because Jesus chose only male apostles. This remains the Catholic Church's position today, though...
The agreement was signed by North Vietnam, South Vietnam, the United States, and the Viet Cong. It called for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of U.S. t...
The test, code-named "Able," dropped a bomb from a B-50 bomber over Frenchman Flat. Over the next 41 years, 928 nuclear tests would be conducted at th...
When Soviet troops entered the camp, they found approximately 7,000 surviving prisoners, most in critical condition. They also discovered massive evid...
The siege was one of the longest and most destructive in history, resulting in the deaths of over 1 million civilians, mostly from starvation. During...
In his London laboratory, Baird successfully transmitted moving grayscale images using mechanical television technology. The images were crude - just...
Started by 33 explorers and scientists who gathered at the Cosmos Club, the society's goal was to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge. Today it'...
Edison's patent described a carbon filament lamp that could burn for over 1,200 hours. While he wasn't the first to invent an electric light, his desi...
Actually, this event occurred on May 11, 1812. Let me correct this entry with an accurate January 27 event.
The child prodigy began composing at age five and performed before European royalty as a young child. Despite dying at just 35, Mozart composed over 6...