This Day in History: March 27th

Here are ten historical events that took place on March 27th, listed in chronological order:

1. 1309 – Pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and all its population.
2. 1625 – Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland, and Ireland as well as claiming the title of King of France.
3. 1794 – The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
4. 1836 – The first installment of The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is published.
5. 1851 – First reported sighting of the Yosemite Valley by Europeans.
6. 1915 – Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
7. 1945 – World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan’s ports and waterways, begins.
8. 1977 – Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people.
9. 1980 – Silver Thursday: A steep fall in silver prices, resulting from the Hunt Brothers’ attempt to corner the market, leads to panic on commodity and futures exchanges.
10. 1998 – The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, becoming the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.

These events span centuries and cover a range of historical contexts and significance.

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