2008 - While flying in Shenzhou 7 Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk
2003 - Europe launches The Smart 1 satellite
1954 - The Tonight Show is debuted nationwide on NBC hosted by Steve Allen
1938 - "Queen Elizabeth" ship launched in Glasgow
1905 - The physics journal Annalen der Physik receives Albert Einstein's paper and the equation E=mc^2
This Day In Business
1989 - Columbia pictures is purchased by Sony for $3.4 billion.
1968 - The musical "Hair" opens in London, with scenes of nudity, drug use, & flag desecration.
1962 - After dismantling of Ottoman Empire, Yemen Arab Republic established.
1998 - Mark McGwire becomes the first player to ever hit 70 homeruns in one season.
September 27th Holiday
World Tourism Day - Raises awareness about the importance and role of tourism across the world and highlights its social, cultural, political and economic values.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She made her film debut in the film King Kong. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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