TUESDAY, June 27, 2023

1693-First woman's magazine The Ladies' Mercury published (London)

1743-English defeated French at Dettingen

1806-Buenos Aires captured by British

1847-NY & Boston linked by telegraph wires

1867-Bank of California opens doors

1917-First baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service

1922-Newberry Medal first presented for kids literature (Hendrik Van Loon)

1929-First color TV demo (NYC)

1950-U.N. Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea

1950-U.S. sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam

1955-First automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)

1977-Djibouti gains independence from France (National Day)

1990-Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims