The temperature on January 27, 1927 was between 1.3 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 27 » Ibn Saud takes the title of King of Nejd.
April 19 » Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
May 8 » Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
May 18 » The Bath School disaster: Forty-five people, including many children, are killed by bombs planted by a disgruntled school-board member in Michigan.
December 3 » Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released.
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