1794CE
War
US Navy Established
The United States Congress passes the Naval Act of 1794, authorizing the construction of a permanent naval force to combat Barbary pirates.
Daily Chronicle
March 27
4 Historical Records
1845CE
Birth
Wilhelm Röntgen Born
Wilhelm Röntgen was a German mechanical engineer and physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. His groundbreaking discovery in 1895 earned him the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
1964CE
Other
Good Friday Earthquake
A massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Alaska, causing catastrophic damage and generating deadly tsunamis along the Pacific coast.
1977CE
Other
Tenerife Airport Disaster
Two Boeing 747 passenger jets collide on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing 583 people in the deadliest aviation accident in history.