Daily Calendar for Thursday, May 27, 2010

Born

  • Amelia Bloomer (reformer) –
  • Wild Bill Hickok (frontiersman) –
  • Rachel Carson (conservationist) –
  • John Cheever (writer) –
  • Paul Bettany (actor) –
  • Jamie Oliver (chef) –
  • Jade Carey (Olympic gymnast) –

Died

  • NiccolΓ² Paganini (composer) –
  • Paul Gleason (actor) –
  • Bill Walton (basketball player) –

Events

  • Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to pedestrians only –
  • German battleship Bismarck sunk, WWII –
  • USS John F. Kennedy christened by 9-year old Caroline Kennedy –
  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures –

Weather

  • Indianapolis experienced its latest freeze on record, with the temperature falling to 31 degrees F –
  • Lightning struck storm chaser in car in South Dakota –
  • The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures –

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