Today in History for 27th June 2026

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Historical Events

1914 - US signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia
1999 - Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900" (a 2½-revolution aerial spin) at the X Games in San Francisco, California
2003 - Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Radiohead, Moby, and R.E.M. headline; other performers include David Gray, The Polyphonic Spree; Jimmy Cliff, Sigur Rós, Los Lobos, and Yes
2018 - Democrat Representative Joseph Crowley is defeated in New York Primary election by liberal challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
2023 - Archaeologists in Roman city of Pompeii uncover a "pizza" painting in a fresco from house next to a bakery (more likely flatbread as lacks essential ingredients tomatoes and mozzarella)

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Famous Birthdays

1884 - Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher (La psychanalyse du feu), born in Bar-sur-Aube, France (d. 1962)
1889 - Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1967)
1905 - Ruby Middleton Forsythe, African-American teacher who taught for 50 years in one-room schoolhouse in South Carolina, born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1992)
1959 - Dan Jurgens, American comic book writer (The Death of Superman), born in Ortonville, Minnesota
1966 - J. J. Abrams, American writer, producer and director (Lost; Star Wars: the Force Awakens; Mission Impossible III), born in New York City

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Famous Deaths

1917 - Karl Allmenröder, German World War I flying Ace, dies at 21
2010 - Dolph Briscoe, American businessman and 41st Governor of Texas (1973-79), dies at 87
2011 - Elaine Stewart, American actress and model (The Bad and the Beautiful, Take the High Ground), dies at 81
2016 - Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave), dies at 87
2025 - Audrey Shakir, American jazz vocalist (Jazz at the Lincoln Center Big Band), dies at 73

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