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2021

Prince Andrew of Great Britain has been served with a subpoena in a U.S. federal lawsuit, in which he is accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl 20 years ago.

2014

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film “Birdman,” starring Michael Keaton and Zach Galifianakis, premieres at the Venice Film Festival. It will be named Best Picture in 2015.

1990

Guitarist and singer Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed in a helicopter crash caused by fog after a concert in East Troy, Wisconsin.

1982

Outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 119th base, breaking Lou Brock’s record.

1964

Walt Disney releases the film “Mary Poppins,” directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke.

1955

The first edition of the “Guinness Book of World Records” is published.

1939

The first jet aircraft, a Heinkel He 178, takes flight.

1896

The shortest war in history takes place between Zanzibar and the United Kingdom. It lasted only 45 minutes.

1859

Oil is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, paving the way for the world’s first oil wells.

It happened on… August 27

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