May 27
What happened on this day:
1703 Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
1930 The Chrysler Building in New York : tallest man-made structure at the time opens to the public.
1933 The cartoon The Three Little Pigs, is released by Disney.
1939 Batman first shows up as a superhero in a DC comic.
1995 Movie Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition.
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Famous Birthdays:
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1794 Cornelius Vanderbilt : Businessman and railroad tycoon
1837 Wild Bill Hickok : Wild west sheriff
1912 Sam Snead : Pro Golfer
1923 Henry Kissinger : Statesman
1970 Joseph Fiennes : Movie Actor
1971 Lisa ‘left eye’ Lopez : Singer
1974 Danny Wuerffel : Football Player
1975 Andre 3000 : Singer with OutKast and Movie Actor
1990 Chris Colfer : Movie Actor from Glee
