July 27th is the 208th day of the year, with 157 days remaining in 2022.

Today doubles as National Chicken Finger Day, National Scotch Day, Creme Brulee Day, Walk on Stilts Day, Bagpipe Appreciation Day

There are 40 days until Labor Day, 96 days left ’til Halloween and 102 to go in Daylight Saving Time

Sunny 94.3 is proud to present This Day in History daily. Check here to see all of our This Day in History archive.

• 1921

  July 27, 1921, Insulin was discovered

• 1940

  July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first singles chart, then called the “Music Popularity Chart” – measuring sales of 78 RPM recordings….AND… Bugs Bunny made his debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”

• 1953

  July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with a cease fire. President Eisenhower signed an Armistice that left the Korean Peninsula divided at the 38th parallel, much as it had been since the close of World War II.

• 1974

  July 27, 1974, “Sweet Home Alabama” was released by Lynyrd Skynyrd

• 1976

  July 27, 1976, Tina Turner files for divorce from her abusive  husband Ike.

• 1981

  July 27, 1981, six year-old Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh, was kidnapped in Hollywood, Florida and was found murdered two weeks later.

• 1984

  July 27, 1984, Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb’s record for most career singles when he slammed his 3,503rd base hit AND Purple Rain debuted in theaters.

• 1985

  July 27, 1985, Paul Young – Everytime You Go Away hits #1

• 1986

  July 27, 1986, Director Cameron Crowe married Nancy Wilson of Heart

• 1987

  July 27, 1987, Rick Astley’s first single, “Never Gonna Give You Up,” is released in America.

• 1991

  July 27, 1991, Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You hits #1

• 1992

  July 27, 1992, Michael Jackson sues the London tabloid Daily Mirror over claims that too many plastic surgeries have left him permanently disfigured.

• 1996

  July 27, 1996, During the Olympic Games in Atlanta, a bomb exploded in an entertainment park killing two and wounding 110

• 2003

  July 27, 2003, Bob Hope died at age 100

• 2009

  July 27, 2009, the NFL reinstated Michael Vick.

• 2010

  July 27, 2010, Tony Hayward stepped down as BP’s CEO. He said he was unfairly blamed for the Gulf oil spill. “I became the public face of the tragedy and was demonized and vilified. BP cannot move on in the U.S. with me as its leader. Life isn’t fair … sometimes you step off the pavement and get hit by a bus”.

   

• 2013

  July 27, 2013, Taylor Swift brings out Carly Simon to sing with her on You’re So Vain at Gillette Stadium in Boston

• 2017

  July 27, 2017, actor and playwright Sam Shepard died

• 2018

  July 27, 2018, Conor McGregor plead guilty to throwing a dolly at a bus carrying fellow UFC fighters. He injured two men. Conor’s plea agreement called for community service, but NO jail time. Outside the courtroom, he thanked the judge, district attorney, and fans for their support

Sign Up For The Dose of Sunny Newsletter

Your connection to the music and entertainment news you want and, the community information you need, plus exclusive games and contests.

Email *

Subscribe

By clicking "Subscribe" I agree to the website's terms of Service and Privacy Policy. I understand I can unsubscribe at any time.