This Day in History: March 27, 2024
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1794
Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides), for the U.S. Navy.
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1866
President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.
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1884
The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.
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1917
The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup.
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1958
Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier and first secretary of the Communist Party.
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1964
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing 117 and producing a 50-foot tsunami that traveled over 8,000 miles.
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1977
Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 542 people killed is the highest ever for an aviation disaster.
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2001
A federal judge ruled that the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy was invalid, a ruling that later would be reversed in an appeal.
