On This Day in History July 27, 2018

Historical Events 1586  Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia 1689  Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay 1789  US Congress establishes Department of Foreign Affairs now referred to as the State Department 1866  Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) 1921  Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolate insulin at the University of Toronto More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Hans Fischer (1881 - 1945) Jordan Spieth 24th Birthday Ludovico Sforza (1452 - 1508) Maureen McGovern 69th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919 - 1980) More Famous Deaths