The temperature on January 2, 1927 was between 5.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
March 29 » Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida.
July 10 » Kevin O'Higgins TD, Vice-President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State is assassinated by the IRA.
October 4 » Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore.
December 27 » Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
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