A bit of August 27th history…
479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Battle of Mycale won by Greek forces over Persian naval troops on Ionian coast; double victory with that of Plataea ends the Persian invasion
1883 - Krakatoa volcano, west of Java in Indonesia, erupts with a force of 1300 megatons and kills approx 40,000 people (pictured)
1896 - Britain defeats Zanzibar in a 38 minute war; shortest recorded war in history
1913 - Gideon Sundback applies to patent all purpose zipper
1918 - Spanish Flu arrives in Boston, beginning the second and deadliest wave in the US
1928 - Kellogg - Briand Pact; 60 nations agree
1955 - “Guinness Book of World Records” 1st published
2008 - Barack Obama becomes 1st African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States
A bit of August 27th history… 479 BC - Greco-Persian...
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