NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt. NASA’s **Dawn probe** was a groundbreaking robotic spacecraft designed to explore two of the largest objects…
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27 September 1908
Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. The Ford Model T, introduced in 1908, is often regarded…
27 September 1540
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits, is a religious order…
27 September 1875
The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
27 September 1998
The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
27 September 1066
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror’]
27 September 1959
Typhoon Vera kills almost 5000 people in Japan. Typhoon Vera, also known as the Isewan Typhoon, was an exceptionally intense tropical cyclone that struck Japan…
27 September 2014
Mount Ontake in Japan erupts. A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano…
27 September 2007
The Dawn probe is launched by NASA. The Dawn space probe was launched by NASA on 27 September 2007 and is controlled by its Jet…