August 27: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1667, the earliest recorded hurricane in the US occurred in Jamestown, Virginia.
2. In 1859, the first successful oil well was drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake.
3. In 1892, the NYC Metropolitan Opera House catches fire.
4. In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes."
5. In 1916, Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary.
6. In 1948, 102 degrees F was the highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August.
7. In 1955, the "Guinness Book of World Records" was first published.
8. In 1958, USSR launched Sputnik 3 with 2 dogs aboard.
9. In 1984, President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project.
10. In 1995, the worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days.
11. Famous Birthdays: Anna of Brandenburg, Queen of Denmark (d. 1514), Katharine McCormick, American women's rights activist (d. 1967), Lyndon B Johnson, Stonewall Tx, (D) 36th Pres (1963-1969), Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Yugoslavia (Nobel 1979), Cesar Millan, professional dog trainer

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