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December 27
1831 - British naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin's discoveries during the nearly five-year journey helped form the basis of his theories on evolution.
1900 - Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon.
1932 - Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
1945 - The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
1949 - The Netherlands transferred sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule.
1958 - American physicist James Van Allen reported the discovery of a second radiation belt around Earth, in addition to one found earlier in the year.
1968 - Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to orbit the moon, returned to Earth.
1970 - "Hello, Dolly!" closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.
1979 - The Soviet Union took control of Afghanistan, installing Afghan politician Babrak Karmal as president.
1985 - Naturalist Dian Fossey, who had studied gorillas in the wild, was found hacked to death at a research station in Rwanda.
1995 - Israeli jeeps sped out of the West Bank town of Ramallah, capping a seven-week pullout giving Yasser Arafat control over 90 percent of the West Bank’s 1 million Palestinian residents and one-third of its land.
1996 - Rwanda's first genocide trial opened for the 1994 slaughter of more than 800,000 Tutsis.
2001 - The U.S. announced plans to hold Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2002 - A defiant North Korea ordered U.N. nuclear inspectors to leave the country and said it would restart a laboratory capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons; the U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors were “staying put” for the time being.
2004 - Viktor Yushchenko won a runoff in Ukraine's presidential election, completing the country's "Orange Revolution."
2005 - Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally abolished their 30-year armed struggle for independence under a peace deal born out of the 2004 tsunami.
2009 - Iranian security forces fired on Tehran protesters, killing at least eight and launching a new wave of arrests.
2014 - North Korea blamed its recent internet outage on the United States and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie “The Interview.”
2018 - Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest living world War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died in Texas at the age of 112.
Birthdays
24 - Timothee Chalamet (actor)
26 - Olivia Cooke (actress)
28 - Shay Mooney (country singer)
28 - Chloe Bridges (actress)
31 - Hayley Williams (singer)
33 - Jamaal Charles (football player)
38 - Jay Ellis (actor)
38 - Emilie de Ravin (actress)
39 - Cesaro (professional wrestler)
40 - Carson Palmer (football player)
43 - Aaron Stanford (actor)
45 - Masi Oka (actor)
46 - Wilson Cruz (actor)
48 - Savannah Guthrie (journalist)
50 - Tracey Cherelle Jones (actress)
53 - Bill Goldberg (professional wrestler)
53 - Eva LaRue (actress)
55 - Theresa Randle (actress)
55 - Ian Gomez (actor)
59 - Maryam D'Abo (actress)
66 - Tovah Feldshuh (actress)
71 - Gerard Depardieu (actor)
75 - Tracy Nelson (singer)
75 - Mick Jones (musician)
80 - John Amos (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 27
1953 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns 17-16 to win the NFL Championship Game.
1959 - The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 31-16 in the NFL Championship Game.
1962 - Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker wins the Heisman Trophy.
1971 - The inaugural Fiesta Bowl is held with Arizona State defeating Florida State 45-38.
1974 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1979 - The Soviet national hockey team defeats the New York Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden.
1981 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) became the fastest NHL player to get to 100 points in a season. It only took him 38 games.
1987 - Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass.
1991 - The Cincinnati Bengals hire Dave Shula as head coach, the youngest in NFL history at age 32.
1998 - The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to sweep all of their NFC East Division games in a single season.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys set the NFL career record for touchdowns scored.
2000 - Mario Lemeiux (Pittsburgh Penguins) returned to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player after over 3 years of retirement. He was the first owner-player in the modern era of pro sports. Lemieux had purchased the Pittsburgh Penguins during his retirement from playing.
1831 - British naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a voyage to the Pacific Ocean aboard the HMS Beagle. Darwin's discoveries during the nearly five-year journey helped form the basis of his theories on evolution.
1900 - Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon.
1932 - Radio City Music Hall opened in New York City.
1945 - The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
1949 - The Netherlands transferred sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule.
1958 - American physicist James Van Allen reported the discovery of a second radiation belt around Earth, in addition to one found earlier in the year.
1968 - Apollo 8, the first spaceflight to orbit the moon, returned to Earth.
1970 - "Hello, Dolly!" closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances.
1979 - The Soviet Union took control of Afghanistan, installing Afghan politician Babrak Karmal as president.
1985 - Naturalist Dian Fossey, who had studied gorillas in the wild, was found hacked to death at a research station in Rwanda.
1995 - Israeli jeeps sped out of the West Bank town of Ramallah, capping a seven-week pullout giving Yasser Arafat control over 90 percent of the West Bank’s 1 million Palestinian residents and one-third of its land.
1996 - Rwanda's first genocide trial opened for the 1994 slaughter of more than 800,000 Tutsis.
2001 - The U.S. announced plans to hold Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
2002 - A defiant North Korea ordered U.N. nuclear inspectors to leave the country and said it would restart a laboratory capable of producing plutonium for nuclear weapons; the U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors were “staying put” for the time being.
2004 - Viktor Yushchenko won a runoff in Ukraine's presidential election, completing the country's "Orange Revolution."
2005 - Indonesia's Aceh rebels formally abolished their 30-year armed struggle for independence under a peace deal born out of the 2004 tsunami.
2009 - Iranian security forces fired on Tehran protesters, killing at least eight and launching a new wave of arrests.
2014 - North Korea blamed its recent internet outage on the United States and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie “The Interview.”
2018 - Richard Overton, the nation’s oldest living world War II veteran who was also believed to be the oldest living man in the U.S., died in Texas at the age of 112.
Birthdays
24 - Timothee Chalamet (actor)
26 - Olivia Cooke (actress)
28 - Shay Mooney (country singer)
28 - Chloe Bridges (actress)
31 - Hayley Williams (singer)
33 - Jamaal Charles (football player)
38 - Jay Ellis (actor)
38 - Emilie de Ravin (actress)
39 - Cesaro (professional wrestler)
40 - Carson Palmer (football player)
43 - Aaron Stanford (actor)
45 - Masi Oka (actor)
46 - Wilson Cruz (actor)
48 - Savannah Guthrie (journalist)
50 - Tracey Cherelle Jones (actress)
53 - Bill Goldberg (professional wrestler)
53 - Eva LaRue (actress)
55 - Theresa Randle (actress)
55 - Ian Gomez (actor)
59 - Maryam D'Abo (actress)
66 - Tovah Feldshuh (actress)
71 - Gerard Depardieu (actor)
75 - Tracy Nelson (singer)
75 - Mick Jones (musician)
80 - John Amos (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 27
1953 - The Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns 17-16 to win the NFL Championship Game.
1959 - The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 31-16 in the NFL Championship Game.
1962 - Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker wins the Heisman Trophy.
1971 - The inaugural Fiesta Bowl is held with Arizona State defeating Florida State 45-38.
1974 - Ohio State running back Archie Griffin wins the Heisman Trophy.
1979 - The Soviet national hockey team defeats the New York Rangers 5-2 at Madison Square Garden.
1981 - Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers) became the fastest NHL player to get to 100 points in a season. It only took him 38 games.
1987 - Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass.
1991 - The Cincinnati Bengals hire Dave Shula as head coach, the youngest in NFL history at age 32.
1998 - The Dallas Cowboys became the first team to sweep all of their NFC East Division games in a single season.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys set the NFL career record for touchdowns scored.
2000 - Mario Lemeiux (Pittsburgh Penguins) returned to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player after over 3 years of retirement. He was the first owner-player in the modern era of pro sports. Lemieux had purchased the Pittsburgh Penguins during his retirement from playing.
