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| May 27th |
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| About May 27th is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 218 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1837 - Wild Bill Hickok, Old West figure, Hall of Fame poker player 1903 - Walt Kiesling, Hall of Fame football lineman, coach 1907 - Rachel Carson, marine biologist, nature writer, activist 1911 - Hubert Humphrey, 38th U.S. Vice President 1944 - Christopher Dodd, U.S. Senator 1954 - Jackie Slater, Hall of Fame offensive tackle Deaths 1831 - Jedediah Smith, hunter, trapper, explored the Rocky Mountains Events 1890 - Patents are granted to Louis Glass and William Arnold for the first jukebox. 1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California opens at 6:00 am. |
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