07-27-2005, 05:14 AM
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July 27th
1844 ~ Death of John Dalton, English Chemist.
1882 ~ Birthday of Geoffrey de Havilland, British Aircraft Designer.
1904 ~ Birthday of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Writer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
1921 ~ Researchers at the University of Toronto led by biochemist Frederick Banting announced the discovery of the hormone insulin.
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 ended. The United States, 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.
1990 ~ Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union.
2003 ~ Death of Bob Hope, English-born Entertainer.
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