January 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Day of marriage October 20, 1927
The temperature on October 20, 1927 was between 3.5 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
May 18 » After being founded for 20 years, the Government of the Republic of China approves Tongji University to be among the first national universities of the Republic of China.
May 21 » Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
August 19 » Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
August 23 » Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
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