On this day in history
May 27
American
1937The Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrians in San Francisco.
The Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrians in San Francisco.
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World
1941The Royal Navy sinks the Bismarck, Germany's greatest battleship, with only 114 survivors of 2,200.
The Royal Navy sinks the Bismarck, Germany's greatest battleship, with only 114 survivors of 2,200.
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1703Peter the Great founds St Petersburg on the Baltic marshes.
Peter the Great founds St Petersburg on the Baltic marshes.
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2006A 6.4 magnitude earthquake devastates Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing more than 5,700 people.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake devastates Yogyakarta, Indonesia, killing more than 5,700 people.
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