May 27: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary published that a hot dog is classified as a sandwich on their website.

The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred.

This 6.4 magnitude earthquake killed over 5,700 people and left 200,000 people homeless. The damage effects were limited in public infrastructure and lifelines, while housing and private businesses took the most of the damage.

The Danube-Black Sea Canal was opened.

It cost an estimated US$2 billion, a sum expected to be paid in canal fees within fifty years. Instead, the canal has an average yearly income of about $US3 million - meaning it will take approximately 666 years to be paid off.

The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.

The disaster, which also injured a further 25 people, occurred when a passenger train and a freight train collided head-on just outside of Dahlerau in West Germany's Oberbergischer district.

Turkish President Celâl Bayar was removed from office by a military coup.

Toronto’s CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada’s first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n’ Roll music format.

Bradman scored his 1000th cricket run of the English season, becoming the earliest to do so.

Walt Disney released a short film, “3 Little Pigs,” which won the Academy Award Best Animated film in 1934.

The first full-scale wind tunnel for airplane testing was built at Langley Field, Virginia. For ten years, it remained the largest wind tunnel in the world.

The Battle of Tsushima occurred, in which a Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian East Sea fleet.

It was the only clash between modern steel battleships in history.

Birt Acres, a British inventor, patented the film camera/projector.

He was the first person to build and run a working 35mm camera.

Priam’s Treasure was discovered.

Heinrich Schliemann found this cache of gold and other objects in Turkey. The majority of these artifacts are now located in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.

Saint Petersburg was founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.

It went on to be the capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years.

The Habeas Corpus Act passed.

This act strengthened a person's right to contest unlawful arrest and imprisonment. This act is considered one of the most important rulings in English constitutional history.