Historical Events for 27th September 2022

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1854 - Steamship "Arctic" collides with "vesta" off Newfoundland coast due to heavy fog, killing 322
1864 - Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed
1900 - Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC
1910 - 1st test flight of a twin-engined airplane (France)
1919 - Democratic National Committee votes to allow female members
1953 - KOLO TV channel 8 in Reno, NV (ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1959 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his US visit
1988 - Senate votes for major federal tax code changes
1989 - Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash
2003 - Smart 1 satellite is launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, for a moon orbit.

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