Today is Monday, September 27, the 270th day of 2010. 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
1825 ― Railroad transportation is born with first track in England
1905 ― First published blues composition goes on sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues
1939 ― Warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance
1959 ― Typhoon Vera, hits Japanese island of Honshu, kills nearly 5,000
1964 ― Warren Commission released, finding Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
1988 ― Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ`s burial cloth
1989 ― Sony purchases Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion cash