Today is Saturday, September 27, the 271st day of 2008. There are 95 days left in the year.
1290 _ Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000
1540 _ Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola
1821 _ Mexican Empire declares its independence
1910 - First test flight of a twin-engine airplane (France)
1928 _ U.S. recognizes Nationalist Chinese government
1937 _ First Santa Claus school opens (Albion, N.Y.)
1953 _ Typhoon destroys 1/3 of Nagoya Japan
1959 _ Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit
1961 _ Sierre Leone becomes the 100th member of the U.N.
1988 _ Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ`s burial cloth