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2015 (Monday) July 27 is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 157 days remain until the end of the year.
July 1, 1969 (Tuesday) The formal investiture of the United Kingdom 's Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales took place at Caernarvon Castle in Wales, as the crown prince's mother, Queen Elizabeth II, placed the coronet (a small crown) on in his head. [ 1] For the first time, the ceremony was televised live to British viewers, and was seen by ...
The Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (Victory Day) is a national holiday in North Korea celebrated on July 27 to mark the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement which brought a cease fire to the Fatherland Liberation War (Korean War) that took place in 1950–53; it is referred to as "Victory Day" despite the fact that the war is generally regarded as having ended in a ...
July 2, 1944 (Sunday) The Battle of Noemfoor began between Allied and Japanese forces in Netherlands New Guinea. The day after his telephone outburst, Gerd von Rundstedt was sacked as Oberbefehlshaber West and replaced by Günther von Kluge. German submarine U-543 was sunk southwest of Tenerife by a Grumman TBF Avenger.
1972 – The F-15 Eagle flies for the first time. 1974 – Watergate Scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon: obstruction of justice. 1995 – In Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated.
Today in History. Today is Thursday, July 27, the 208th day of 2023. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean War armistice was signed at ...
October–November – Great Fires of 1947: Forest fires in Maine consume more than 200,000 acres of wooded land statewide, including over 17,000 acres on Mount Desert Island alone. 16 persons are killed and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the blazes, with total property damage exceeding $23 million.
2017 (Monday) 2016 (Sunday) 2015 (Friday) July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 167 days remain until the end of the year.