July 27th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1949 UK De-Havilland Comet First Flight
27th July 1949 : The 500-mile-an-hour jet engined De-Havilland Comet designed as a commercial jet airliner flew for the first time with a test pilot at the controls.
27th July 1949 : The 500-mile-an-hour jet engined De-Havilland Comet designed as a commercial jet airliner flew for the first time with a test pilot at the controls.
1909 U.S.A. Orville Wright
27th July 1909 : The world's airplane record for two men, was broken in a flight of one hour, twelve minutes and forty seconds over fifty miles and at a speed averaging about forty miles an hour by Orville Wright and Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, of the army signal corps, as passenger.
27th July 1909 : The world's airplane record for two men, was broken in a flight of one hour, twelve minutes and forty seconds over fifty miles and at a speed averaging about forty miles an hour by Orville Wright and Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm, of the army signal corps, as passenger.
1921 Canada Housing Shortage
27th July 1921 : Landlords in the city of Toronto are now charging prospective tenants $2.00 to view apartments in the city , this is in part due to the lack of accommodation available in the city.
27th July 1921 : Landlords in the city of Toronto are now charging prospective tenants $2.00 to view apartments in the city , this is in part due to the lack of accommodation available in the city.
1953 Korea Armistice
27th July 1953 : An Armistice has been signed between Korea and Generals of the United Nations this is not a peace deal but a truce to end 37 months of fighting.
27th July 1953 : An Armistice has been signed between Korea and Generals of the United Nations this is not a peace deal but a truce to end 37 months of fighting.
1974 U.S.A. Impeachment Charges Against Nixon
27th July 1974 : The House of Representatives charges President Richard M. Nixon with the first of three articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice
27th July 1974 : The House of Representatives charges President Richard M. Nixon with the first of three articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice
1986 U.S.A. Tough New Anti Smoking Laws
27th July 1986 : A bill is to introduced to ban smoking on all public transport including trains, planes, busses and coaches with large fines up to $500 for those who break the law.
27th July 1986 : A bill is to introduced to ban smoking on all public transport including trains, planes, busses and coaches with large fines up to $500 for those who break the law.
1996 U.S.A. Nail Bomb Olympics
27th July 1996 : In Atlanta, Georgia, a nail-laden pipe bomb is exploded in Centennial Olympic Park during the XXVI Summer Olympiad leaving 2 dead and many more injured .
27th July 1996 : In Atlanta, Georgia, a nail-laden pipe bomb is exploded in Centennial Olympic Park during the XXVI Summer Olympiad leaving 2 dead and many more injured .
2000 Fiji George Speight
27th July 2000 : The Rebel coup leader George Speight who led the coup to overthrow Fiji's democratically elected government in May by taking Fiji's Indian Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, and members of his multi-racial government hostage for 8 weeks has been arrested and will possibly face treason charges. He was found guitly of treason and is currently serving a term of life imprisonment for his role in the overthrow of the constitutional government.
27th July 2000 : The Rebel coup leader George Speight who led the coup to overthrow Fiji's democratically elected government in May by taking Fiji's Indian Prime Minister, Mahendra Chaudhry, and members of his multi-racial government hostage for 8 weeks has been arrested and will possibly face treason charges. He was found guitly of treason and is currently serving a term of life imprisonment for his role in the overthrow of the constitutional government.
2002 Ukraine Fighter Jet Crash Kills 85
27th July 2002 : A fighter jet crashes into a crowd of spectators during an air show in Ukraine killing 85 people and injuring hundreds more.
27th July 2002 : A fighter jet crashes into a crowd of spectators during an air show in Ukraine killing 85 people and injuring hundreds more.
2006 Switzerland WTO World Trade Organization Talks Break Down
27th July 2006 : The ( WTO )World Trade Talks which had been started in 2001 break down with blame shared equally around the world.
The United States blamed because it saw no point in continuing the talks if developing countries would not open markets to US Companies.
European Union blamed for protectionism and of using deliberate delaying tactics during the talks.
The Developing Nations because they want state subsidies and import tariffs slashed in the EU and US so they can sell more of their produce abroad.
What this means in reality is that the G8 nations will now turn to bilateral and regional free trade agreements, abandoning commitment to help developing nations increase their share of the global market.
27th July 2006 : The ( WTO )World Trade Talks which had been started in 2001 break down with blame shared equally around the world.
The United States blamed because it saw no point in continuing the talks if developing countries would not open markets to US Companies.
European Union blamed for protectionism and of using deliberate delaying tactics during the talks.
The Developing Nations because they want state subsidies and import tariffs slashed in the EU and US so they can sell more of their produce abroad.
What this means in reality is that the G8 nations will now turn to bilateral and regional free trade agreements, abandoning commitment to help developing nations increase their share of the global market.
