On This Day in History - August 27 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - August 27 |
1783 August 27
1783-08-27
1st hydrogen balloon flight (unmanned); reaches 900 m altitude
1859 August 27
1859-08-27
1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake
1917 August 27
1917-08-27
Indians set club record by stealing eight bases in a game
1962 August 27
1962-08-27
Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus
2003 August 27
2003-08-27
Mars made its closest approach to Earth in almost sixty thousand years.
