On This day September 27th

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September 27th is the two hundred seventieth day of the year, and there are 95 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme River, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

1540 – The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

1777 – American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, became the capital of the United States one day after Congress evacuated Philadelphia.

1825—The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, is ceremonially opened.

1903 – "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.

1908 – Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.

1930 – Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.

1942 – Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.

1998 – The Google Internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

2014 – The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.

 

Birthdays

1598 – Robert Blake, English admiral (d. 1657)

1643 – Solomon Stoddard, American pastor and librarian (d. 1729)

1722 – Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, fourth Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1803)

1840 – Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (d. 1902)

1885 – Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (d. 1965)

1917 – Benjamin Rubin, American microbiologist (d. 2010)

1934 – Wilford Brimley, American actor (d. 2020)

1947 – Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2022)

1953 – Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru, and saint

1982 – Lil Wayne, an American rapper, producer, and actor

2002 – Jenna Ortega, American actress

 

Holiday Spotlight

Save The Koala Day

The Australian Koala Foundation, also known as AKF, initiated the Save The Koala Month celebrations as part of its campaign dedicated to helping the koala population. The foundation was established in 1986 by two veterinary doctors under the guidance of Deborah Tabart. Its primary goal is to save wild koalas by protecting and managing their habitat. The foundation organizes an annual campaign to raise awareness of the threats to koalas and to raise funds to support their mission.

In 2012, the wild koala was listed as "vulnerable to extinction" under the EPBC Act of Australian Law. This listing was the result of persistent lobbying by the Australian Koala Foundation. Following a senate inquiry and numerous submissions overseen by Deborah Tabart, the resultant report was a clear indictment of the government's failure to protect one of Australia's most beloved icons, the koalas. However, the listing alone did not prove to be sufficient. Unfortunately, Australia continues to underestimate the urgent need for koala conservation.

The Australian Koala Foundation is now advocating for a Koala Protection Act, similar to the Bald Eagle Act enacted in 1942, to be implemented into Australian law for guaranteed protection in the future. The Koala Army is actively working at all levels of government to promote the implementation of the Koala Protection Act.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Ancestor Appreciation Day

Crush a Can Day

German Butterbrot Day  

Google's Birthday

Hug a Vegetarian Day  

Love Note Day  

Morning Show Hosts Day

National Brave Day  

National Chocolate Milk Day

National Corned Beef Hash Day

Native American Day  

Save the Koala Day  

World Tourism Day 

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