On This Day June 27th

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June 27th is the one-hundred-seventy-eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 187 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1499 – On a Spanish-financed trip, Amerigo Vespucci sights the coast south of Cape Cassipore.

1743 – In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle.

1760 – Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina.

1864 – American Civil War: Confederate forces defeated Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign.

1895 – The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives.

1946 – In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship.

1950 – The United States decided to send troops to fight in the Korean War.

1974 – U.S. President Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.

1982 – Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.

 

Birthdays

1805 – Napoléon Coste, French guitarist, and composer (d. 1883)

1838 – Paul Mauser, the German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (d. 1914)

1869 – Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (d. 1961)

1872 – Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (d. 1942)

1880 – Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (d. 1968)

1913 – Willie Mosconi, American pool player (d. 1993)

1927 – Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer. The good Captain Kangaroo. (d. 2004)

 

Highlighted Holiday

NATIONAL ORANGE BLOSSOM DAY

The white flower of the bitter orange tree, a cousin to the sweet orange and lemon trees, is originally from India and China but has been grown in sun-drenched lands for centuries. Today, it is found all over the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy to Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia. In mythology, the orange tree symbolizes paradise and love, its white flowers represent purity, and its fruit symbolizes fertility. The craze for this flower spread throughout the Islamic empire and reached Spain in the ninth century. Eventually, this fragrant plant made its way to Sicily and then Provence, where it was introduced by the Crusaders. In Rome, the orange blossom essence gained popularity because a nobleman’s wife wore this essence everywhere. Quickly becoming fashionable, this scent spread throughout the French Court. King Louis XIV, passionate about perfumes from a very young age and suffered from severe headaches, found only the mild and fragrant orange blossom scent soothing; every other scent was too overpowering. Legends spread around the continent of maidens entwining fresh orange blossoms into a bridal wreath for their hair, giving birth to the phrase ‘to gather orange blossoms,’ which actually meant ‘to seek a wife.’ Orange blossoms have a rich history and have been associated with royal brides and good luck, frequently appearing in bouquets and wreaths at weddings.

 

Holidays And Observance

Canadian Multiculturalism Day

Decide to be Married Day

Happy Birthday to You Day

Helen Keller Day

Industrial Workers of the World Day

National Bingo Day

National Bomb Pop Day

National Handshake Day

National HIV Testing Day

National Ice Cream Cake Day

National Indian Pudding Day

National Orange Blossom Day

PTSD Awareness Day

Sunglasses Day

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