On This Day in History June 27, 2023

Historical Events 1542  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sets sail from the Mexican port of Navidad to explore the west coast of North America on behalf of the Spanish Empire 1743  War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: in Bavaria, King George II of Britain personally leads troops into battle. The last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field. 1950  North Korean troops reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders US Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict 1954  1st atomic power station opens - Obninsk, near Moscow in Russia Famous Birthdays Charles IX 1550 - 1574 J. J. Abrams 57th Birthday Louis XII 1462 - 1515 Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 - 1906 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alfonso V of Aragon - 1458 Tove Jansson 1914 - 2001 More Famous Deaths June 27: Around The World Alone In A Fishing Boat They said it couldn’t be done, so Joshua Slocum set out alone and sailed 46,000 miles around the world in an old fishing boat that he had rebuilt. Read the Article