The Birth of Captain Kangaroo — June 27, 1927
Born June 27, 1927, Bob Keeshan won several Emmy awards during the 29 years he appeared on television as Captain Kangaroo. Prior to creating his iconic, pocket-heavy character, Keeshan spent ...
When Route 66 Became Legend, Not Highway
On June 27, 1985, Route 66 was officially removed from the U.S. Highway System. The decision came after decades of bypasses, as massive new interstates carved faster paths across the ...
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Helen Keller, Born on June 27, 1880
"Once I knew the depth where no hope was, and darkness lay on the face of all things. Then love came and set my soul free..” This profound reflection comes ...
The New York–Boston Telegraph Line — June 27, 1846
According to James D. Reid’s definitive 1879 history The Telegraph in America, June 27, 1846, marked the completion of the first direct telegraph line linking New York and Boston, establishing a ...
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South Carolina’s Last Vice President — June 27, 1777
On June 27, 1777, James Parsons became the second and last Vice President of South Carolina. This unusual executive title was created under the state's radical, temporary constitution of 1776, ...
Savage Station Virginia — June 27, 1862
This photograph captures Savage Station two days before the Battle of Savage Station, when the site was still a busy Union supply and encampment point along the Richmond & York ...
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Spies, Suspicion, and a General’s Intuition — June 27, 1776
On June 27, 1776, as Congress debated liberty and drafted the words that would soon reshape a continent, George Washington confronted a quieter crisis of shadows and suspicion. That morning ...
Electric Service on the Royal Blue Line — June 27, 1895
On June 27, 1895, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad made transportation history by introducing the world’s first mainline electric locomotives into regular service for its luxury Royal Blue passenger line ...
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General Grant Writing His Memoirs — June 27, 1885
Weakened by advanced throat cancer and racing against time, General Ulysses S. Grant spent June 27, 1885, at a cottage on Mount McGregor, New York, furiously writing his personal memoirs ...
Setting the Record Alone — June 27, 1898
On June 27, 1898, Joshua Slocum became the first person to single-handedly sail around the world, dropping anchor in Newport, Rhode Island, after a grueling three-year journey. Navigating a heavily ...
Lafayette and Kalb Begin Their Overland Trek — June 27, 1777
On June 27, 1777, the German‑born military veteran Johann de Kalb, the wealthy young Marquis de Lafayette, and a small contingent of French officers set out from coastal South Carolina ...
The Liberation of Cherbourg — June 27, 1944
Two French women give flowers to an American soldier during a ceremony that was held after the liberation of Cherbourg, France on June 27, 1944. Following weeks of brutal, muddy ...
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain — June 27, 1864
Beneath the red clay hills of Georgia, Union General William T. Sherman ordered a rare frontal assault on Confederate lines fortified by General Joseph E. Johnston. Fierce fighting at Pigeon ...
The Beginnings of Transcontinental Airmail — June 27, 1919
On June 27, 1919, the United States Post Office Department inaugurated its first regularly scheduled airmail route between New York and Chicago, a pivotal step toward establishing a true transcontinental ...
The Birth of Antoinette Perry — June 27, 1888
Born June 27, 1888, Antoinette Perry was acting on New York stages by the age of eighteen, later transitioning into a highly successful career as a director and producer during ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar — A Voice That Defied the Verdict
Mortality Ashes to ashes, dust unto dust;What of his loving, what of his lust?What of his passion, what of his pain?What of his poverty, what of his pride?Earth, the great ...
Television Steps into Color — June 27, 1929
Thirty years prior to the widespread commercial success of home color TV sets, which were heavily advertised by brands like RCA Victor in 1959, the first public demonstration of a ...
Annie Londonderry Begins Her Global Trek — June 27, 1894
On or about June 27, 1894, a twenty-three-year-old Jewish immigrant and mother of three named Annie "Londonderry" Kopchovsky pedaled away from Boston, Massachusetts, on a quest to become the first ...
