This Day In History

August 27th

55 BC  Roman consul Julius Caesar invades England for the first time
1776  The Battle of Brooklyn leaves American revolutionaries defeated by the British and are forced to retreat to Manhattan.
1813  The Battle of Dresden begins and Napoleon's army of 100,000 send Austrian, Russian, and Prussian forces retreating even though their army was twice the size of Napoleon's
1828  Uruguay regains its independence with the signing of the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro between Argentina and Brazil. Uruguay won its independence from Spain in 1811, only to lose it to Portugal and Brazil in 1817.
1832  The Black Hawk War conflict stemming from the US attempt to resettle the Sauk Indians, ended with Chief Black Hawk's surrender, he had led his people back across the Mississippi River from resettlement in Iowa
1892  The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City almost completely destroyed by fire

551 BC  Philospher Confucius (K'ung Fu-tzu)
1809  15th US Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
1865  30th US Vice President Charles Dawes
1908  36th US President Lyndon Baines Johnson
1910  Missionary Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa)
1947  Actress Barbara Bach (Goldbach)
1952  Comedian Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman)
1976  Actress Sarah Chalke

Top Hits Courtesy of...

1960

• It's Now or Never - Elvis Presley

• The Twist - Chubby Checker

• Volare - Bobby Rydell

• Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin

1968

• People Got to be Free - The Rascals

• Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf

• Sunshine of Your Love - Cream

• Already It's Heaven - David Houston

1976

• Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John &

• Kiki Dee

• I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley

• Get Closer - Seals and Crofts

• Bring It on Home to Me - Mickey Gilley

1984

• Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

• Missing You - John Waite

• She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

• Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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