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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27: Chicken Finger Day: -- Founded by one of the greatest pioneers of chicken fingers - Raising Cane's - this day honors the perfectly coated snack that is chicken fingers. A specialty that originated in the South, this delicious tidbit is loved by even the most finicky child. They can be used as a food bribe when little ones refuse to eat. Accompanied by just about any of your favorite side dishes, chicken fingers remain a firm favorite. Chicken fingers are one of the most delicious items you can find on the menu of many fast-food establishments. Just in case you're living under a rock and haven't heard of this tasty finger food, let us tell you what to expect. Chicken fingers could also be called chicken goujons, chicken strips, chicken tenders, or chicken fillets. They are made from the white meat from chicken breasts and are prepared by seasoning the chicken strips to your preference, coating them in breading, and deep-frying them. The result is a tasty soft piece of chicken wrapped in a crunchy, golden-brown exterior. The deliciousness that is chicken fingers might not be as recent a finding as you might think. Its origins have been traced back to the late 1900s at the Puritan Backroom of Manchester, New Hampshire. There have been several oppositions of this fact from restaurants in Georgia and Louisiana, but a consensus crowns Manchester as the winning chicken finger city. One of the major producers of chicken fingers in America is Raising Cane's - a Louisiana-based fast-food chain that specializes in a variety of chicken finger dishes. Its founder, Todd Graves was discouraged by college professors and banks who thought the idea of a restaurant serving just chicken fingers wouldn't fly. Years later Todd raised his own money and was able to launch the first building with the help of an SBA loan. He has now further proven them wrong with over 385 restaurants in over 24 states, as well as some international countries. Raising Cane's created Chicken Finger Day to honor their love of chicken fingers, and celebrate with their fans and chicken finger lovers across the world. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/classic-movie-trailers-and-drivein-movie-ads-dvds-2-disc-se2.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27: Take Your Pants For A Walk Day: -- A fun national day that simply focuses on taking a short walk any time during the day. And no, walking on a treadmill doesn't count! To celebrate the day, put on your pants and head out - i.e. take your pants for a walk. So think of some fun walking activities, gather your friends, and take a relaxing stroll. Don't forget, there are no adverse effects of walking and you will definitely feel wonderful afterward. Walking has been a part of our lives since time immemorial. However, with technological advancement, the act of walking has been reduced greatly. People may not realize it yet, but avoiding walking can actually harm the body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, adults with diabetes need to walk two or more hours a week to lower their mortality rate. But apart from the physical health benefits, walking also has numerous benefits for the mind. As shared by Henry David Thoreau who was searching for solitude, walking in the wild can do wonders for the soul. In 1861, he actively promoted the philosophy of pedestrianism and stated that "Every walk is a sort of crusade." It is also important to note that walking was not solely beneficial for physical and mental health, but it has also been used throughout history to promote certain causes. For instance, in 2017, a Women's March was organized in Washington. The same year, in April, the March for Science took place. Walks have also often taken place to prevent war and injustices imposed on mankind. In 1968, walking also started being used for charity as the first walkathon was held in the U.S. This was sponsored by the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation and had over 3,000 walkers in attendance. Similarly, in 1971, a walkathon with 150,000 participants took place in America to raise funds to fight hunger. Over 1.2M USD were raised at the event. The largest charity walk that managed to break two Guinness World Records was held in the Philippines in 2014. Known as the Iglesia ni Cristo WorldWide Walk For Those Affected by Typhoon Yolanda, it gathered over 175,000 participants. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/classic-radio-commercials-old-time-radio-mp3-c3.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27: Cross Atlantic Communication Day: -- A day that celebrates the invention of transatlantic communication telegraph cables as it commemorates the July 27, 1866 completion of the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean, connecting Europe and North America in a watershed historical moment that took a total of 12 years to finish. The project necessitated many ships, trials, failures, and a large sum of money to lay the cables. It was first attempted to establish a 1,700-mile line between Newfoundland and Ireland in 1857. The project was shelved after the cable repeatedly broke. The project's success was a big win for many individuals. The Cross Atlantic communication telegraph wires were built by many brilliant brains, making life easier for everyone. This celebration is held in Europe as well as America and its territories and marks the founding of new businesses this connectivity enabled. It is now possible to converse across oceans thanks to technological breakthroughs. In the earlier years, messages had to be physically delivered, and the storms would make it impossible for ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean in time to deliver messages. The approach was excruciatingly slow, and there was no guarantee that the news would get through. With faster communication came new opportunities for people around the world. Communication has continued to develop and improve over time. The internet has made messaging, phone calls, and video calls an instant commodity. Communication across the Atlantic is now swift and easy. Without giving it much thought, people can communicate with other people in different parts of the world. This ease of communication has made business and other relationships a lot easier. Cross Atlantic Communication Day reminds us of the fantastic benefits we enjoy from improved communication technology. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/remember-when-it39ll-never-fly-dvd-technology-history-dick-cave39.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

(EarthStation1 MediaOutlet's home state! :D ) ========= July 27th: National New Jersey Day: -- An annual day to recognize the third state to join the Union. Find out what's unique and captivating about the Garden State! When Giovanni Da Verrazzano first explored the shores of the Atlantic coast, he explored lands that included New Jersey. Da Verrazzano discovered diverse communities of people who were later called the Delaware Indians. In 1660, the Dutch founded New Jersey's first European settlement, but in 1664 the British took control. At this time, the land was divided into half and named New Jersey after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel. Leading up the American Revolution, the colony as a whole was equally divided in its loyalties to the crown. Colonists who remained undecided were just as likely to support the rebel cause as they were to support the king. The same applied to colonists in New Jersey. Due to New Jersey's central location among the thirteen colonies, more battles during the Revolutionary War took place here than any other state. While the state was the third to enter the union, New Jersey signed the Bill Of Rights before any other state. During and after the war, New Jersey industry grew. Rapidly, innovation and technology took place in New Jersey. One well-known innovator found a home in Menlo Park. There, Thomas Edison nourished his ingenuity. While industry and innovation grew, so did the state's population. Today New Jersey's population density thrives at the highest of any state in the United States. While it may be an industrial powerhouse, its nickname the Garden State is precise. New Jersey supplies the world with cranberries, blueberries, and tomatoes. While we thank New Jersey for a few delicious foods we can enjoy anywhere, the state produces a large number of dishes that make travel to it a must. During the summer months, enjoy the fresh blueberries from New Jersey. At the turn of the 20th century, the intuitive Elizabeth White helped domesticate the wild blueberries found along the Eastern seaboard. Today, blueberry production in New Jersey is a global business. Pork roll is to New Jersey as carrots are to Bugs Bunny - but don't all it pork roll, because they call it Taylor ham here! The cured, smoked pork product creates debates between residents of the state. Trenton loves their pork roll so much, in fact, they hold an annual Pork Roll Festival. However, pork roll does exist west of the Delaware River. Folks from New Jersey have a different idea about what a sloppy joe is. Tomato. To-mah-to. This one sounds delicious. Their version places slices of pastrami or corned beef (or both), coleslaw, Russian dressing, and swiss cheese layered between three slices of rye bread. Also, New Jerseyan's make their pizza pie on the flip side. That is to say - they like their sauce on top. Its called tomato pie with seasoning crushed tomatoes on top of the other ingredients. Crust on the bottom, of course. Lastly, saltwater taffy, sandy beaches, and long boardwalks of Atlantic City all go together. Both saltwater taffy and America's boardwalks got their start there! #NationalNewJerseyDay #NewJerseyDay #NewJersey #NationalDays #TaylorHam #PorkRoll #SalfWaterTaffy #Taffy #MP4 #VideoDownload #DVD On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/tv-commercials-the-cable-age-classics-i-dvd.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (South Korea, United States): -- July 27, 1953: Korea: The History Of Korea: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Korean Conflict: The Cold War (1947-1953): The Cold War In Asia: The Korean War: The Korean War Stalemate (July 1951-July 1953): The Korean Armistice Agreement (Korean: Hangugjeongjeonhyeobjeong, Joseonjeongjeonhyeobjeong; Chinese: Hanguo Tingzhan Xieding/ Chaoxian Tingzhan Xieding): -- The Korean War ends with the signing of an armistice by U.S. and North Korean delegates at Panmunjom, Korea. The war had lasted just over three years. The Korean Armistice Agreement is the armistice which brought about a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. It was signed by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison, Jr. representing the United Nations Command (UNC), North Korean General Nam Il representing the Korean People's Army (KPA), and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (PVA). The Armistice was designed to "ensure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved." During the 1954 Geneva Conference in Switzerland, Chinese foreign minister Zhou Enlai suggested that a peace treaty should be implemented on the Korean peninsula. However, the US Secretary Of State, John Foster Dulles, did not accommodate this attempt to achieve such a treaty. A final peace settlement has never been achieved. The Armistice formally divided the Korean peninsula despite it being a united country for thousands of years before 1945. The signed Armistice established the Korean Demilitarized Zone, the de facto new border between the two nations, put into force a cease-fire, and finalized repatriation of prisoners of war. The Demilitarized Zone runs close to the 38th parallel and has separated North and South Korea since August 15, 1945. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/korea-the-unknown-war-dvd-complete-6-part-tv-series-3-dis63.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1995: Korea: The History Of Korea: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Korean Conflict: The Cold War (1947-1953): The Cold War In Asia: The Korean War: The Korean War Veterans Memorial: -- The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.. The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall. It memorializes those who served in the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans Memorial was confirmed by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 99-572) on April 20, 1986, with design and construction managed by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board and the American Battle Monuments Commission. The initial design competition was won in 1986 by a team of four architects and landscape architects from The Pennsylvania State University, but this team withdrew as it became clear that changes would be needed to satisfy the advisory board and reviewing agencies such as the Commission of Fine Arts. A federal court case was filed and lost by the winning design team over the design changes. The eventual design was by Cooper-Lecky Architects who oversaw collaboration between several designers. President George H. W. Bush conducted the groundbreaking for the Memorial on June 14, 1992, Flag Day, and thus construction was started. The companies and organizations involved in the construction are listed on the memorial as: the Faith Construction Company, the Emma Kollie Company, the Cold Spring Granite Company, the Tallix Art Foundry and the Baltimore District of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The memorial was dedicated on July 27, 1995, the 42nd anniversary of the armistice that ended the war, by President Bill Clinton and Kim Young Sam, the South Korean president, to the men and women who served during the conflict. Management of the national memorial was turned over to the National Park Service (NPS), under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. As with all National Park Service historic areas, the memorial was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on the day of its dedication. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-war-in-korea-dvd-2-part-tv-series-2-dis22.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 26/27, 1952: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon, UAPs): UFO Incidents (Unidentified Flying Object Incidents): UFO Aviation Incidents (Unidentifed Flying Object Aviation Incidents): The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Incident (The Washington Flap, The Washington National Airport Sightings, The Invasion Of Washington): -- The largest, most famous and most significant UFO "flap"occurs as a series of unidentified flying objects are encounted between July 12-29, 1952, over Washington, D.C. The most publicized sightings took place on consecutive weekends, July 19-20 and July 26-27. UFO historian Curtis Peebles called the incident "the climax of the 1952 (UFO) flap" - "Never before or after did Project Blue Book and the Air Force undergo such a tidal wave of (UFO) reports." ========= The 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO Incident: The Events of July 26-27: At 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 1952, a pilot and stewardess on a National Airlines flight into Washington observed some lights above their plane. Within minutes, both radar centers at National Airport, and the radar at Andrews AFB, were tracking more unknown objects. USAF master sergeant Charles E. Cummings visually observed the objects at Andrews, he later said that "these lights did not have the characteristics of shooting stars. There was [sic] no trails . . . they traveled faster than any shooting star I have ever seen." Meanwhile, Albert M. Chop, the press spokesman for Project Blue Book, arrived at National Airport and, due to security concerns, denied several reporters' requests to photograph the radar screens. He then joined the radar center personnel. By this time (9:30 p.m.) the radar center was detecting unknown objects in every sector. At times the objects traveled slowly; at other times they reversed direction and moved across the radarscope at speeds calculated at up to 7,000 mph (11,250 km/h). At 11:30 p.m., two U.S. Air Force F-94 Starfire jet fighters from New Castle Air Force Base in Delaware arrived over Washington. Captain John McHugo, the flight leader, was vectored towards the radar blips but saw nothing, despite repeated attempts. However, his wingman, Lieutenant William Patterson, did see four white "glows" and chased them. He told investigators said that "I tried to make contact with the bogies below 1,000 feet," and that "I was at my maximum speed but...I ceased chasing them because I saw no chance of overtaking them." According to Albert Chop, when ground control asked Patterson "if he saw anything", Patterson replied "'I see them now and they're all around me. What should I do?'...And nobody answered, because we didn't know what to tell him." After midnight on July 27, USAF Major Dewey Fournet, Project Blue Book's liaison at the Pentagon, and Lt. John Holcomb, a United States Navy radar specialist, arrived at the radar center at National Airport. During the night, Lieutenant Holcomb received a call from the Washington National Weather Station. They told him that a slight temperature inversion was present over the city, but Holcomb felt that the inversion was not "nearly strong enough to explain the 'good and solid' returns" on the radar scopes. Fournet relayed that all those present in the radar room were convinced that the targets were most likely caused by solid metallic objects. There had been weather targets on the scope too, he said, but this was a common occurrence and the controllers "were paying no attention to them,". Two more F-94s from New Castle Air Force Base were scrambled during the night. One pilot saw nothing unusual; the other pilot saw a white light which "vanished" when he moved towards it. Civilian aircraft also reported glowing objects that corresponded to radar blips seen by Andrews radar operators. As on July 20, the sightings and unknown radar returns ended at sunrise. The sightings of July 26-27 also made front-page headlines, and led President Harry Truman to have his air force aide call Ruppelt and ask for an explanation of the sightings and unknown radar returns. Truman listened to the conversation between the two men on a separate phone, but did not ask questions himself. Ruppelt, remembering the conversation he had with Captain James, told the president's assistant that the sightings might have been caused by a temperature inversion, in which a layer of warm, moist air covers a layer of cool, dry air closer to the ground. This condition can cause radar signals to bend and give false returns. However, Ruppelt had not yet interviewed any of the witnesses or conducted a formal investigation. CIA historian Gerald Haines, in his 1997 history of the CIA's involvement with UFOs, also mentions Truman's concern. "A massive buildup of sightings over the United States in 1952, especially in July, alarmed the Truman administration. On 19 and 20 July, radar scopes at Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base tracked mysterious blips. On 27 July, the blips reappeared." The CIA would react to the 1952 wave of UFO reports by "forming a special study group within the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) and Office of Current Intelligence (OCI) to review the situation. Edward Tauss reported for the group that most UFO sightings could be easily explained. Nonetheless, he recommended that the Agency continue monitoring the problem." The CIA's concern with the issue would lead to the creation, in January 1953, of the Robertson Panel, headed by Howard P. Robertson, an American mathematician and physicist known for contributions related to physical cosmology and the uncertainty principle, to investigate the matter and to make recommendations. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/unidentified-flying-objects-the-true-story-of-flying-saucers-dvd.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1900: Fin De Siecle (French: "The End Of The Century"; equivalent to English "Turn Of The Century"): The Century Of Humiliation (The Hundred Years Of National Humiliation) (1838-1945): The Qing Dynasty (The Great Qing): The Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) (The Boxer Uprising, The Boxer Insurrection, The Yihetuan Movement): Wilhelm II: The Hun Speech: -- The German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, delivers his infamous "Hun Speech", a farewell to elements of The German East Asian Expeditionary Corps (German: Ostasiatisches Expeditionskorps) that were being sent to Imperial China to quell the Boxer Rebellion, in front of Lloydhalle (German, "The Lloyd Hall"), a passenger terminal at the "Kaiserhafen I Dock" (German, "Imperial Harbour I Dock") in Bremerhaven, a city on the east bank of the Weser estuary in northern Germany. The speech gained worldwide attention due to its incendiary content, and for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for the Germans, especially by the Western Allied powers of World War I to much effect. Bombastic and impetuous, the Kaiser often made tactless pronouncements on sensitive topics without consulting his ministers. The Hun Speech was one of at least eight speeches the Emperor gave on the occasion of the embarkation of the troops; however, most of the German forces dispatched arrived too late to partake in any of the major actions in the conflict, as the rebellion had already been put down in 1900 by an international force of British, French, Russian, Italian, American and Japanese. The poor impression this created was made much worse by the Kaiser's ill-conceived "Hun" farewell address. In it, the Kaiser commanded the some few thousand of his assembled troops, in the spirit of the Huns, to be merciless in battle. The speech was infused with Wilhelm's fiery and chauvinistic rhetoric and clearly expressed his vision of German imperial power. The text of the Hun speech has survived in several different variations. The central passage reads: "If you come before the enemy, he will be defeated! No quarter will be given! Prisoners will not be taken! Whoever falls into your hands is forfeited! Just as a thousand years ago the Huns under their king Etzel made a name for themselves, one that even today makes them seem mighty in history and legend, so may the name Germany be affirmed by you in such a way in China that no Chinese will ever again dare to look cross-eyed at a German!" The Hun Speech had a great impact during the First World War, when the British took up the "Hun"-metaphor and used it as a synonym for the Germans and their behaviour, which was described as barbaric. For a long time, the speech was considered to be the source of the epithet (ethnophaulism) "the Huns" for Germans. This view was for example held by Bernhard von Bulow; however, the "Hun"-stereotype had indeed already been used during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Some four after the speech, on March 3, 1904, Wilhelm II Of Germany became the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder. It is included on the EarthStation1.com MP3 collection title "World War I: Historic Music And Voices". On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/world-war-i-historic-music-and-voices-record-album-mp3-c3.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1299: The Ottoman Empire (The Sublime Ottoman State, The Turkish Empire): The History Of The Ottoman Empire: The Foundation Of The Ottoman Empire: -- According to English historian Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia, an ancient Greek city in Turkey, for the first time; this is generally considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman State and its resultant Ottoman Empire. Osman I or Osman Ghazi (Ottoman Turkish: Osman Gazi; Turkish: Birinci Osman or Osman Gazi), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman (b.? - d. 1323/4), was the leader of the Ottoman Turks and the founder of the Ottoman dynasty. The exact date of Osman's birth is unknown, and very little is known about his early life and origins due to the scarcity of sources and the many myths and legends which came to be told about him by the Ottomans in later centuries. The dynasty bearing his name later established and ruled the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate). This state, while only a small Turkmen principality during Osman's lifetime, transformed into a world empire in the centuries after his death. It existed until shortly after the end of World War I. Due to the scarcity of historical sources dating from his lifetime, very little factual information about Osman has survived. Not a single written source survives from Osman's reign. The Ottomans did not record the history of Osman's life until the fifteenth century, more than a hundred years after his death. Because of this, historians find it very challenging to differentiate between fact and myth in the many stories told about him. One historian has even gone so far as to declare it impossible, describing the period of Osman's life as a "black hole". According to later Ottoman tradition, Osman's ancestors were descendants of the Kayi tribe of Oghuz Turks. The Ottoman principality was just one of many Anatolian beyliks that emerged in the second half of the thirteenth century. Situated in the region of Bithynia in the north of Asia Minor, Osman's principality found itself particularly well-placed to launch attacks on the vulnerable Byzantine Empire, which his descendants would eventually go on to conquer. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-world-a-television-history-4-dual-layer-dvds-all-26-sh426.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1974: Scandals: Political Scandals: Political Scandals Of The United States: Richard Nixon: The Presidency Of Richard Nixon: The Watergate Scandal: The Impeachment Process Against Richard Nixon: -- The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon. An impeachment process against Richard Nixon was formally initiated on February 6, 1974, when the United States House Of Representatives passed a resolution, H.Res. 803, giving its Judiciary Committee authority to investigate whether sufficient grounds existed to impeach Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, of high crimes and misdemeanors, primarily related to the Watergate scandal. This investigation was undertaken one year after the United States Senate established a select committee to investigate the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and the Nixon Administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement. Following a subpoena from the Judiciary Committee, in April 1974 edited transcripts of many Watergate-related conversations from the Nixon White House tapes were made public by Nixon, but the committee pressed for full tapes and additional conversations. Nixon refused, but on July 24, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against him. On July 27, 29, and 30, 1974, the Committee approved three articles of impeachment against Nixon, for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress, and reported those articles to the House of Representatives. Two other articles of impeachment were debated but not approved. Before the House could vote on the impeachment resolutions, Nixon made public one of the additional conversations, known as the "Smoking Gun Tape", which made clear his complicity in the cover-up. With his political support completely eroded, Nixon resigned from office on August 9, 1974. It is widely believed that had Nixon not resigned, his impeachment by the House and removal from office by a trial before the United States Senate would have occurred. Nixon is one of only three U.S. presidents against whom articles of impeachment have been reported to the full House for consideration. The other two-Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998-were both impeached; both were also acquitted from all charges following a Senate trial. The impeachment process against Nixon is the only one resulting in the departure from office of its target. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/unauthorized-biography-richard-nixon-dvd-documentary.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 26-27, 1944: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The Eastern Front Of World War II: The Polish Resistance Movement In World War II: Operation Tempest (Polish: Akcja Burza, "Operation Storm"): The Lwow Uprising (Polish: Powstanie Lwowskie): -- After the successful Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive of July 1944, the Soviet 3rd Guards Tank Army captured Lviv (Lvov), a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis with significant cooperation from the local Polish resistance engaged in the Lwow Uprising. Only 300 Jews survived out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation, and a significant number of those survivors did so by hiding in the Lvov sewers. Soon after the capture of Lviv, the local commanders of the Polish Armia Krajowa were invited to a meeting with the commanders of the Red Army. During the meeting, they were arrested, as it turned out to be a trap set by the Soviet NKVD. Later, in the winter and spring of 1945, the local NKVD kept arresting and harassing Poles in Lviv (which according to Soviet sources on October 1, 1944 still had a clear Polish majority of 66.7%) in an attempt to encourage their emigration from the city. Those arrested were released only after they had signed papers in which they agreed to emigrate to Poland, which postwar borders were to be shifted westwards in accordance with the Yalta conference settlements. In Yalta, despite Polish objections, the Allied leaders, Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill decided that Lviv should remain within the borders of the Soviet Union. On August 16, 1945, a border agreement was signed in Moscow between the government of the Soviet Union and the Provisional Government of National Unity installed by the Soviets in Poland. In the treaty, Polish authorities formally ceded the prewar eastern part of the country to the Soviet Union, agreeing to the Polish-Soviet border to be drawn according to the Curzon Line. Consequently, the agreement was ratified on February 5, 1946. The Lwow Uprising (Polish: Powstanie Lwowskie, Akcja Burza) was an armed insurrection by the Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa) underground forces of the Polish resistance movement in World War II against the Nazi German occupation of the city of Lwow (now Lviv, Ukraine) in the latter stages of World War II. It began on July 23, 1944 as part of a secret plan to launch the countrywide all-national uprising codenamed Operation Tempest ahead of the Soviet advance on the Eastern Front. The Lwow uprising lasted until July 27. Shortly afterwards, the Polish troops were disarmed, soldiers merged into the Polish communist armed forces and officers arrested by the Soviet NKVD. Some were forced to join the Red Army, others sent to the Gulag camps. The city itself was occupied by the Soviet Union. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/light-in-the-dark-dvd-lvov-sewer-survivors-of-holocaust.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1955: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Cold War (1953-1962): The Allied Occupation Of Austria: The Austrian State Treaty (The Austrian Independence Treaty) (German: Osterreichischer Staatsvertrag): -- The Allied Occupation Of Austria stemming from World War II ends when The Austrian State Treaty which established Austria as a sovereign state officially comes into effect. It was signed on May 15, 1955 in Vienna, Austria at the Schloss Belvedere, a historic building complex in Vienna, among the Allied occupying powers (France, United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union) and the Austrian government. The neighbouring Federal People's Republic Of Yugoslavia acceded to the treaty subsequently; Yugoslavia had demanded Austria cede to them its part of Carinthia, the southernmost and least densely populated Austrian state located in the Eastern Alps, but Austria successfully held on to it according to the terms of the treaty, and Yugoslavia reluctantly accepted this. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/vienna-is-different-50-years-after-the-anschluss-dvd-mp4-504.html

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Today, July 27, 2026

July 27, 1890: The Suicide Of Vincent Van Gogh: -- Vincent Van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later. Vincent Van Gogh (b. 1853) was born in Groot Zundert, Holland. He was a Postimpressionist painter, generally considered the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt. During his short (10-year) painting career he produced over 800 oil paintings and 700 drawings, but sold only one during his lifetime. In 1987, the sale of his painting Irises brought the highest price ever paid for a work of art up to that time. During his life, Van Gogh suffered from despair and bouts of mental illness, at one point cutting off part of his own left ear. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/to-paint-the-stars-the-life-amp-mind-of-vincent-van-gogh-dvd.html

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July 27, 1794: The Age Of Enlightenment (The Enlightenment, The Age Of Reason): The Age Of Revolution: The Atlantic Revolutions: The French Revolution: The Thermidorian Reaction (9 Thermidor): -- Maximilien Robespierre is removed from his office as Deputy Of The National Convention (the first government of the French Revolution) and is arrested (along with his brother Augustin, Couthon, Saint-Just, Francois Hanriot, and Philippe-Francois-Joseph Le Bas) after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution". On May 23, 1794, one day after the attempted assassination of Robespierre's fellow member of the Committee of Public Safety, Collot d'Herbois, Cecile Renault was arrested after having approached Robespierre's residence with two small knives; she was executed one month later. At this point, the Law of 22 Prairial was introduced to the public without consultation from the Committee of General Security, which, in turn, doubled the number of executions permitted by the Committee of Public Safety. This law permitted the execution of citizens thought to be counter-revolutionaries, even under simple suspicion and without extensive trials. When the Committee of Public Safety allowed the law to be passed, the Convention began to question it out of fear that Robespierre and his allies might come after certain members of the Convention, and even the Committee itself, due to the excesses carried out by its representatives. Robespierre worked tirelessly (and almost alone) to curb their excesses against the opposition of others who condemned him for his moderation in defending revolutionary ideals. He had them recalled to Paris to account for their actions and expelled from the Jacobin Club. Nonetheless, they were able to evade arrest. One of those representatives, Fouche, spent the evenings moving house to house, warning members of the Convention that Robespierre was after them while organising his own coup d'etat. Robespierre appeared at the Convention on July 26 (8 Thermidor, according to the French Republican Calendar), and delivered a two-hour-long speech. He defended himself against charges of dictatorship and tyranny, and then proceeded to warn of a conspiracy against the Republic. Specifically, he railed against the bloody excesses he had observed during the Terror. He also implied that members of the Convention were a part of this conspiracy, though when pressed, he refused to provide any names. The speech alarmed members, particularly given Fouche's warnings. The members who felt that Robespierre was alluding to them tried to prevent the speech from being printed, and a bitter debate ensued. Later that evening, Robespierre delivered the same speech again at the Jacobin Club, where it was very well received. The following day, fellow member of the Committee of Public Safety, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, began to give a speech in support of Robespierre in the Convention. Saint-Just had time to give only a small part of his speech before being interrupted, and while accusations thrown at him began to pile up, Saint-Just remained uncharacteristically silent. Robespierre then attempted to secure the tribune to speak, but his voice was shouted down. Robespierre soon found himself at a loss for words after one deputy called for his arrest and another, Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier, gave a mocking impression of him. When one deputy witnessed Robespierre's inability to respond, the man shouted, "The blood of Danton chokes him!" (Georges Danton, a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, who was guillotined after accusations of venality and leniency toward the enemies of the Revolution). Robespierre then finally regained his voice to reply with his one recorded statement of the morning, a demand to know why he was now being blamed for the other man's death: "Is it Danton you regret? ... Cowards! Why didn't you defend him?" The Convention ordered the arrest of Robespierre that same day, July 27, along with his brother Augustin, Couthon, Saint-Just, Francois Hanriot, and Philippe-Francois-Joseph Le Bas. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-french-revolution-dvd-3-part-tv-documentary-serie3.html

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July 27, 1882: #BOTD: #HBD! Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS, English pilot, aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer, founder of the de Havilland Aircraft Company, designer of the de Havilland Mosquito, considered one of the most versatile warplane ever built, and the Comet, the first jet airliner to go into production (d. May 21, 1965) is #born Geoffrey de Havilland at Magdala House, Terriers, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the second son of The Reverend Charles de Havilland (1854-1920) and his first wife, Alice Jeannette (nee Saunders; 1854-1911). Geoffrey de Havilland died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Watford Peace Memorial Hospital, Hertfordshire, aged 82. He is buried with his brother, John, in St. Peter's Churchyard in Tewin, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/props-and-jets-wings-at-war-airpower-history-dvd-download-usb-drive.html

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July 27, 1949: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: The History Of Civil Aviation: Maiden Flights: -- The initial test flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet airliner, occurs on 67th birth of de Havilland's founder, Geoffrey de Havilland. The de Havilland Comet began commercial service three years later with BOAC on May 2, 1952. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at its Hatfield Aerodrome in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, it featured an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wing roots, a pressurised cabin, and large square windows. For the era, it offered a relatively quiet, comfortable passenger cabin and was commercially promising at its debut in 1952. However, within a year of entering airline service problems started to emerge, with three Comets lost within twelve months in highly publicised accidents, after suffering catastrophic in-flight break-ups. Two of these were found to be caused by structural failure resulting from metal fatigue in the airframe, a phenomenon not fully understood at the time. The other one was due to overstressing of the airframe during flight through severe weather. The Comet was withdrawn from service and extensively tested. Design and construction flaws, including improper riveting and dangerous concentrations of stress around some square openings in the fuselage, were ultimately identified. As a result, the Comet was extensively redesigned, with oval windows, structural reinforcements and other changes. Rival manufacturers meanwhile heeded the lessons learned from the Comet while developing their own aircraft. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/reaching-for-the-skies-entire-aviation-history-tv-series-6-dvd6.html

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July 27, 1972: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: The History Of Military Aviation: Maiden Flights: -- First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force. The Eagle has been exported to Israel, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. The F-15 was originally envisioned as a pure air-superiority aircraft. Its design included a secondary ground-attack capability that was largely unused. The aircraft design proved flexible enough that an improved all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, was later developed, entered service in 1989 and has been exported to several nations. As of 2021, the aircraft is being produced in several variants. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/war-jets-the-mcdonnell-douglas-f15-eagle-d15.html

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July 27, 2005: The History Of Rocketry: The History Of Spaceflight: The Aftermath Of World War II: The Cold War: The Space Age: The Space Race: Space Programs Of The United States: Human Spaceflight Programs: The Space Shuttle Program (The Space Transportation System (STS)): Space Shuttle Mission STS-114: -- After an incident the day prior during the launch of the STS-114 "Return To Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, NASA grounds the space shuttle fleet, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank during ascent. This problem was of particular concern because it was this issue that had set off the Columbia disaster. As a result, NASA decided to postpone future shuttle flights pending additional modifications to the flight hardware. Space Shuttle flights resumed a year later with STS-121 on July 4, 2006. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/outer-space-films-10-space-planes-shuttle-x15-x2010152024.html

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July 27, 1976: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: Corporate Scandals: The Lockheed Bribery Scandals: -- Former Japanese prime minister Kakuei Tanaka is arrested on suspicion of violating foreign exchange and foreign trade laws in 1972, during his term as prime minister, by not reporting the payment in connection with accepting 1.8M USD in bribes from the Lockheed Corporation to have All Nippon Airways purchase (21) Lockheed L-1011 TriStar airliners. The scandal nearly led to Lockheed's downfall, as it was already struggling due to the commercial failure of the L-1011 TriStar. This scandal ultimately became part of what is now known as The Lockheed Bribery Scandals, encompassing of bribes and contributions made by Lockheed from the late 1950s to the 1970s, scandals causing considerable political controversy in West Germany, Italy and the Netherlands as well as Japan. On February 6, 1976, Lockheed Corporation vice chairman and president Carl Kotchian told a United States Senate subcommittee about the bribe. Although Henry Kissinger tried to stop the details from making their way to the Japanese government, fearing that it would harm the two countries' security relationship, Prime Minister of Japan Takeo Miki pushed a bill through the Diet that requested information from the Senate. Many Tanaka supporters viewed the scandal as an effort by American multinational corporations to "get" Tanaka in response to his hard-line stance in trade talks with the United States, based on the fact that the scandal originated with congressional testimony in the US. Tanaka was released from the Tokyo Detention House jail in August on a 200 Y E N (690K USD) bond. Tanaka's trial did not end his political influence. His faction had 70 to 80 members prior to his arrest in 1976, but grew to over 150 members by 1981, more than one-third of the total LDP representation in the Diet. In retaliation for Miki's actions, Tanaka persuaded his faction to vote for Fukuda in the 1976 "Lockheed Election". The two old rivals did not cooperate for long, however: in 1978, Tanaka threw his faction behind Ohira's. After Ohira died in 1980, the Tanaka faction elected Zenko Suzuki. In 1982, Yasuhiro Nakasone was elected president of the LDP (and therefore as prime minister) amid allegations from opponents that he would be under Tanaka's control. The Lockheed trial ended on October 12, 1983. Tanaka was found guilty and sentenced to 4 years in jail and a 500 million yen fine. Rather than cave in, he filed an appeal and announced that he would not leave the Diet as long as his constituents supported him. This sparked a month-long war in the Diet over whether or not to censure Tanaka; eventually, Prime Minister Nakasone, himself elected by Tanaka's faction, dissolved the Diet and called for a new election, stating that "in view of the current unusual parliamentary situation, there is a need for refreshing the people's minds as quickly as possible." In the "Second Lockheed Election" of December 1983, Tanaka retained his Diet seat by an unprecedented margin, winning more votes than any other candidate in the country. The LDP performed poorly, and Prime Minister Nakasone publicly vowed to distance the party from Tanaka's politics, stating that the party should be "cleansed" with a new code of ethics. Nakasone placed six members of the Tanaka faction on his 1984 cabinet, including future prime minister Noboru Takeshita. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/wings-over-the-world-7-dvd-set-entire-aviation-tv-serie7.html

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July 27, 2002: Aviation: The History Of Aviation: Airshows (Air Shows, Air Fairs, Air Tattoos): Aviation Incidents And Accidents: Aviation Incidents And Accidents At Air Shows: The Sknyliv Air Show Disaster: -- The deadliest air show accident in history occurs when a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB aircraft, piloted by Volodymyr Toponar (of the Ukrainian Falcons) and co-piloted by Yuriy Yegorov, crashed into spectators during an aerobatics presentation at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine. The accident killed 77 people and injured 543. More than 10,000 spectators attended the air show, staged to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Ukrainian Air Force's 14th Air Corps. The Su-27 aircraft was flown by two experienced pilots; it entered a rolling maneuver at 12:52 p.m. with a downward trajectory at low altitude. It rolled upright once more and was still descending rapidly when the left wing dropped shortly before it hit the ground, at which point the crew initiated ejection. The aircraft flattened out initially, before skidding over the ground towards stationary aircraft and striking a glancing blow against the nose of an Ilyushin Il-76, at which point the jet exploded and cartwheeled into the crowd of spectators. Both pilots survived with minor injuries, while 77 spectators were killed, including 28 children. Another 100 were hospitalized for head injuries, burns, and bone fractures. Other injuries were less severe and did not require hospitalization. A total of 543 people were injured in the accident. Some bystanders suffered serious mental disorders from what they saw. Following the disaster, the pilots stated that the flight map which they had received differed from the actual layout. On the cockpit voice recorder, one pilot asks, "And where are our spectators?". Others have suggested that the pilots were slow to react to automated warnings issued by the flight computer. On August 7, an investigation conducted by Yevhen Marchuk, the National Security and Defense Secretary, concluded with the pilots receiving a majority of the blame. In a statement, Marchuk accused Toponar and Yegorov of failing "to respect the flight plan and aerial maneuvers". Marchuk also attributed some blame toward the event organizers and scrutinized them for allowing dangerous stunts to be performed in close proximity to spectators. Toponar rejected Marchuk's findings and claimed that technical issues and a faulty flight plan was what led to the crash. Prior to the incident, he had requested an additional training flight at the airfield where the display was to be performed, but the request was denied. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma publicly blamed the military for the disaster and dismissed the head of the air force, General Viktor Strelnykov. Minister of Defense Volodymyr Shkidchenko offered his resignation, but Kuchma rejected it. On June 24, 2005, a military court sentenced pilot Volodymyr Toponar and co-pilot Yuriy Yegorov to fourteen and eight years in prison, respectively. The court found the two pilots and three other military officials guilty of failing to follow orders, negligence, and violating flight rules. Two of the three officials were sentenced to up to six years in prison; the third received up to four years. Toponar was ordered to pay 7.2M Ukrainian Hryvnias (1.42M USD; 1.18M EU) in compensation to the families, and Yegorov 2.5M Hryvnias, The crew's main flight trainer was acquitted for lack of evidence. After the verdict was announced, Toponar said that he planned to appeal, insisting that the crash was due to technical problems and a faulty flight plan. Yegorov was released in 2008 after President Viktor Yushchenko issued a decree reducing his sentence to three and a half years. Near the end of his prison term, Toponar reasserted his innocence in a phone interview. "From the mission briefing it is obvious that the flight area parameters we were given significantly exceeded the safe margin of separation from spectators. What happened is the fault of organizers. Planes must not fly over spectators. During the show, I had to make several advanced maneuvers in a few minutes. During the half-barrel, I noticed decreased thrust of both engines and the airspeed fell. But the cause remains unknown! Ground control ordered us to continue the flight. During the last maneuver -- an oblique loop with a turn -- the plane became uncontrollable. During the trial they said it was caused by pilot error due to inexperience. I have 27 years in the cockpit with 2,000 hours flying time. I was a member of the Ukrainian Falcons... To the last I struggled to lift the plane, copilot Yuriy Yegorov hit the catapult [triggering ejection] and we two ejected with our seats." On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/war-jets-air-superiority-us-vs-soviet-fighter-planes-dvd-mp4-us4.html

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July 27, 1922: #BOTD: #HBD! Norman Lear, American television writer and film and television producer who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows, and liberal political activist (d. December 5, 2023) is #born Norman Milton Lear into a Jewish Family (mother from Ukraine, father from Russia) in New Haven, Connecticut. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford And Son, One Day At A Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times. Lear continued to actively produce television, including the 2017 remake of One Day at a Time and the Netflix revival of Good Times in 2022. Lear has received many awards, including five Emmys, the National Medal Of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honors. He is a member of the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Lear is also known for his political activism and funding of liberal and progressive causes and politicians. In 1980, Lear founded the advocacy organization People For The American Way to counter the influence of the Christian right in politics, and in the early 2000s, he mounted a tour of the Declaration Of Independence with his Dunlap Broadside - one of the first published copies of the United States Declaration Of Independence which he purchased for 8.1M USD - so that the country could experience its "birth certificate" firsthand. Norman Lear died at his Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest as a complication of heart failure, aged 101. His body was cremated, and the ashes given to his widow Lyn Davis. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/television-1988-tv-documentary-series-8-shows-4-dual-laye198884.html

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July 27, 1929: International Law (Public International Law, The Law Of Nations): International Humanitarian Law (IHL) (The Laws Of Armed Conflict): The Geneva Conventions: The Geneva Convention On Prisoners Of War (The Convention Relative To The Treatment Of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929; The Geneva Convention Of 1929): -- The Geneva Convention Of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners of war (POWs), is signed by 53 nations at Geneva, Switzerland. Its official name is the Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Geneva July 27, 1929. It entered into force 19 June 1931. It is this version of the Geneva Conventions which covered the treatment of prisoners of war during World War II. It is the predecessor of the Third Geneva Convention signed in 1949. The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war. The singular term Geneva Convention usually denotes the agreements of 1949, negotiated in the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-45), which updated the terms of the two 1929 treaties, and added two new conventions. The Geneva Conventions extensively defined the basic rights of wartime prisoners (civilians and military personnel), established protections for the wounded and sick, and established protections for the civilians in and around a war-zone. The treaties of 1949 were ratified, in whole or with reservations, by 196 countries. Moreover, the Geneva Convention also defines the rights and protections afforded to non-combatants, yet, because the Geneva Conventions are about people in war, the articles do not address warfare proper-the use of weapons of war-which is the subject of the Hague Conventions (First Hague Conference, 1899; Second Hague Conference 1907), and the bio-chemical warfare Geneva Protocol (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, 1925). On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/pow-americans-in-enemy-hands--wwii-korea-vietnam-dvd.html

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July 27, 1941: World War II: The Pacific War (The Asia-Pacific War, The Pacific Theater Of World War II): The Asiatic-Pacific Theater: The South-East Asian Theater Of World War II: French Indochina in World War II: International Trade (World Trade): Economic Sanctions (Embargoes): The ABCD Line (Japanese: Ebishidi Rain) (The American-British-Chinese-Dutch Line) (The ABCD Encirclement [Japanese: Ebishidi Hoijin]) (The American-British-Chinese-Dutch Encirclement): Nanshin-Ron (Japanese: "Southern Expansion Doctrine", "Southern Road"): -- The day after President Franklin Roosevelt, in a political and economic move that was calculated to precipitate the outbreak of The Asia-Pacific War, seized all Japanese assets in the United States in retaliation for the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China and Japan's July 24 moving of its troops through Southeast Asia to strengthen its invasion of China -- particularly its occupation of Cam Ranh naval base in the south of Vietnam, 800 miles from the Philippines, where Americans had troops, and close to the British base at Singapore -- Japanese troops stationed in Tonkin occupy the southern portion of French Indochina. Given that France had long occupied parts of the region, and Germany, a Japanese ally, now controlled most of France through Petain's puppet government, France "agreed" to the occupation of its Indo-China colonies. Britain and the Dutch East Indies followed America's lead, and likewise froze Japanese assets in their countries, with the result that Japan lost access to three-fourths of its overseas trade and 88 percent of its imported oil. It was the blocking of Japan's access to oil that was the most urgent problem from the Japanese perspective, and the embargoing countries, knowing this would be Japan's perspective, decided this embargo of oil would be the most effective means of pressuring Japan; Japan's oil reserves were only sufficient to last three years, and only half that time if it went to war and consumed fuel at a more frenzied pace. Japan's immediate response was to occupy Saigon, again with Vichy France's acquiescence. If Japan could gain control of Southeast Asia, including Malaya, it could also control the region's rubber and tin production -- a serious blow to the West, which imported such materials from the East. Japan was now faced with a dilemma: back off of its occupation of Southeast Asia and hope the oil embargo would be eased -- or seize the oil and further antagonize the West, even into war; it was the latter choice that Japan chose, as a number of American political and military leaders secretly hoped it would in order to precipitate a war they saw as inevitable. Nanshin-Ron was a political doctrine in the Empire of Japan that stated that Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands were Japan's sphere of interest and that their potential value to the Empire for economic and territorial expansion was greater than elsewhere. The opposing political doctrine was Hokushin-Ron (Japanese: "Northern Expansion Doctrine"), largely supported by the Imperial Japanese Army, which stated the same but for Manchuria and Siberia. After military setbacks at Nomonhan, Mongolia; the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War tying down millions of Japanese troops in China; and negative Western attitudes towards Japanese expansionist tendencies, the Southern Expansion Doctrine became predominant. Its focus was to procure resources from European Southeast Asian colonies, eliminate supply routes to China, and neutralize the Allied military presence in the Pacific. The Army favored a "counterclockwise strike", while the Navy favored a "clockwise strike". The ABCD Line was a series of embargoes against the Empire of Japan by foreign nations, including America, Britain, China, and the Dutch. In 1940, in an effort to discourage Japanese militarism, these nations and others stopped selling iron ore, steel and oil to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in China and French Indochina. In Japan, the government and nationalists viewed these embargoes as acts of aggression; imported oil made up about 80% of domestic consumption, without which Japan's economy, let alone its military, would grind to a halt. The Japanese media, influenced by military propagandists, began to refer to the embargoes by the terms "ABCD ("American-British-Chinese-Dutch") Encirclement" and "ABCD Line". Faced with the possibility of economic collapse and forced withdrawal from its recent conquests, the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters began planning for a war with the Western powers in April 1941. This culminated in the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Thailand, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/the-road-to-war-dvd-set-all-8-tv-shows-4-dis84.html

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July 27, 1940: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Animation Premieres: American Animation Premieres: Cartoon Premieres: American Cartoon Premieres: -- The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny. Reissued as The Wild Hare, it is a Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Elmer Fudd and directed by Tex Avery. The title is a play on "wild hair", the first of many puns between "hare" and "hair" that would appear in Bugs Bunny titles. The pun is carried further by a bar of I'm Just Wild About Harry playing in the underscore of the opening credits. Various directors at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio had been experimenting with cartoons focused on a hunter pursuing a rabbit since 1938, with varied approaches to the characters of both rabbit and hunter. In a rare promotional broadcast, A Wild Hare was loosely adapted for the radio as a sketch performed by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan on the April 11, 1941, edition of The Al Pearce Show. The sketch was followed by a scripted interview with Leon Schlesinger. Although the script is available for public online viewing, as of June 2010, no recording of the broadcast is known to exist. Bugs's nonchalant stance, as explained many years later by Chuck Jones, and again by Friz Freleng and Bob Clampett, comes from the 1934 movie It Happened One Night, from a scene where Clark Gable's character is leaning against a fence eating carrots more quickly than he is swallowing (as Bugs would later do), giving instructions with his mouth full to Claudette Colbert's character. This scene was so famous at the time that most people immediately saw the connection. The line, "What's up, Doc?", was added by director Tex Avery for this film. Avery explained later that it was a common expression in Texas where he was from, and he didn't think much of the phrase. But when this short was screened in theaters, the scene of Bugs calmly chewing a carrot, followed by the nonchalant "What's Up, Doc?", went against any 1940s audience's expectation of how a rabbit might react to a hunter and caused complete pandemonium in the audience, bringing down the house in every theater. As a result of this popularity, Bugs eats a carrot and utters some version of the phrase in almost every one of his cartoons; sometimes entirely out of context. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/tex-avery-the-king-of-cartoons-documentary-dvd.html

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July 27, 1987: Watercraft: Merchant Ships (Merchant Vessels, Trading Vessels, Merchantmen): Passenger Ships: Ocean Liners: RMS Titanic: The wreck Of The RMS Titanic: The Salvaging Of The RMS Titanic: -- RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS Titanic. RMS Titanic Founder G. Michael Harris put the first Salvage Operation of the RMS Titanic in October 1986. The first Titanic expedition began in July 1987 and was financed by Titanic Ventures Limited Partnership, George Tulloch, Connecticut, and Oceanic Research and Exploration, G. Michael Harris, Florida. These co-partners led an expedition to the ship, and recovered artifacts 12,850 feet (3.92 km) beneath the surface of the North Atlantic. In order to recover these artifacts, George Tulloch, G. Michael Harris and their team completed 32 dives to Titanic in the "Nautile", a deep-diving submersible chartered by Oceanic Research and Exploration in a partnership with Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea. This is the greatest number of deep-sea dives ever completed for any televised project. On April 15, 1912, the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. At 11:40 PM the night before, Titanic hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage, travelling from Southampton to New York City. There were an estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, and more than 1,500 died, making it one of the deadliest commercial peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time it entered service and was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line. It was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, her architect, died in the disaster. Titanic was under the command of Edward Smith, who also went down with the ship. The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins. A high-powered radiotelegraph transmitter was available for sending passenger "marconigrams" and for the ship's operational use. Although Titanic had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, Titanic only carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people-about half the number on board, and one third of her total capacity-due to outdated maritime safety regulations. 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July 27, 1948: #BOTD: #HBD! Peggy Fleming, American figure skater and sportscaster, the only American in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France to bring home a Gold Medal, is #born Peggy Gale Fleming in San Jose, California. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Figure Skating Champion Gold Medalist (1966, 1967, 1968). Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for ABC Sports for over 20 years, including several Winter Olympic Games. Fleming was born in San Jose, California, the daughter of Doris Elizabeth (nee Deal) and Albert Eugene Fleming, a newspaper journalist and former U.S. Marine. She began skating at age nine when her father took Peggy and her three sisters skating. In 1961, when Peggy was twelve years old, her coach William Kipp was killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 along with the rest of the United States figure skating team while en route to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships. Fleming was subsequently coached by Carlo Fassi. Her unusual style led her to unprecedented success and five U.S. titles, three World titles and the gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. Philosopher Spencer Wertz called Fleming's Olympic free skating program "a watershed in the development of an artistic component of competitive skating." Fleming's mother selected a color for her Grenoble skating costume, chartreuse, named after the liqueur of that color produced by neighboring Carthusians in their founding monastery, which also gives the name "chartreuse" to the region, thereby perhaps inspiring local French audience support for Peggy's virtually flawless performance. Her award in Grenoble was singularly important for the American athletes and the nation as a whole, for this was the only gold medal that the U.S. Olympic team won in the 1968 Winter Olympics. It signaled a return to American dominance in the sport of women's figure skating following the unprecedented tragedy of the 1961 Sabena plane crash. Figure skating writer and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum states that although Fleming was from a working class background, she presented the image of "well-groomed, well-disciplined...upper-class femininity." Fleming's costumes were made by her mother; and as Kestnbaum puts it, "reflected the simple elegance of classic lines." Fleming also drew upon ballet conventions, displaying "graceful classical positions", as well as her use of classical music, and, encouraged by compulsory figures, an upright and a relaxed upper-body carriage. Kestnbaum recognizes, however, that Fleming's fame advanced women's visibility in the male-dominated sports world, which "paved some steps along the way to women's visibility in widening spheres of public life." After becoming an Olympic champion, Fleming turned professional, performed on TV shows including five NBC specials of her own and toured with many skating shows, like Ice Capades. Fleming had also filmed a TV show in the USSR and skated to Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto in China. Since 1981, she has been a skating commentator for ABC Sports. In 1993, the Associated Press released results of a national sports study that ranked Fleming as the third most popular athlete in America, behind fellow Olympians Mary Lou Retton and Dorothy Hamill. On June 13, 1970, Fleming married her teenage sweetheart Greg Jenkins, a dermatologist and a former amateur figure skater. The couple have two sons, Andy (born in 1977) and Todd (born in 1988), and three grandchildren. They currently reside in Denver, Colorado. Peggy Fleming was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. The cancer was detected in its early stages, and surgery was successful. She became a breast cancer activist who recommends not procrastinating and advocates for early detection. Fleming and her husband owned and operated Fleming Jenkins Vineyards & Winery in California. The winery produced close to 2,000 cases of wine a year with names as "Choreography" a bordeaux-style blend from Napa Valley and a "Victories Rose" from the San Francisco Bay Syrah. Profits from the "Victories Rose" went toward charities that supported research towards breast cancer. The winery closed in 2011. In 1988, a Peggy Fleming all-porcelain doll was made by Franklin Mint Heirloom Porcelain Dolls. In 2007, Fleming appeared in the movie Blades of Glory as a judge. In 2010, Art of the Olympians produced a 30-minute documentary about Fleming. She is also an artist with works on display with the Art of the Olympians. Along with former Olympian Vonetta Flowers, Fleming was injured and briefly hospitalized after a traffic accident while riding in U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's motorcade at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. On Sale Until Midnight Tonight PT! https://store.earthstation1.com/decades-the-1960s-dvd-set-peter-jennings-tv-series-3-19603.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Barnum's Big Top: P. T. Barnum's Circuses + 2 Bonuses MP4 Download DVD
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27: Walk On Stilts Day: -- Did you know that stilts walking went as far back as sixth-century ancient Greece? Stilts are a set of poles with foot straps used to elevate the wearer above the ground when walking. Stilts make the wearer taller than usual and are convenient for walking over muddy or unstable ground. Stilt walking is widely associated with the circus, where performers juggle and joust on stilts to the crowd's delight. Stilts are also a common sight at parades, festivals, and functions. Stilts come in different types, including handheld, peg, spring, drywall or dura, digitigrade, and articulated. According to archaeological discoveries, stilt walking goes as far back as the sixth century B.C. in ancient Greece. The Greeks used the word "kolobathristes" for a 'stilt walker.' Before the 15th century, people in Namur, Belgium, have been using stilts for practical purposes, including working in muddy areas and, funnily enough, jousting. However, in 1411, the count of Namur banned the use of stilts and fighting on stilts. Stilt walking also has a long tradition in France, where shepherds of the Landes region employ stilts to watch over their flocks, and the people used them to walk on the soggy ground and transport themselves quickly. In the 19th century, the shepherds began abandoning walking on stilts as the marshes of Landres dried up. However, the French aristocrats picked up the practice and started using it as fashion. In the first half of the 20th century, stilt marathons were held in Paris to celebrate the French agricultural tradition. Today, stilts are employed in various areas of life. Performers use stilts at fairs, parades, festivals, and parties for comic and entertainment purposes. Stilt walking and dancing are a common sight at local festivals in Anguiano (Spain), Deventer (Netherlands), and Namur (Belgium). Fruit farmers in California use aluminum stilts to prune and harvest peach, plum, and apricot trees. They are also employed to wash large windows, repair roofs, drywall construction, hang suspended ceiling tiles, and install or paint high ceilings. https://store.earthstation1.com/barnum39s-big-top-dvd-p-t-barnum-and-his-circuses-dvd-mp4-394.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Old Time Radio Sci-Fi & Paranormal MP3 MegaSet CD, Download, USB
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27: Bagpipe Appreciation Day: -- This day celebrates an ancient musical instrument known as the bagpipe. These musical instruments date back thousands of years and have become a part of the Scottish tradition. They have been used during battles, funerals, parades, weddings, and royal occasions. Although bagpipes are central to Scottish identity, like kilts, haggis, and whiskey, bagpipes did not originate from Scotland. Bagpipes have an ancient history that traces back to Mesopotamia, a region in the Middle East, where shepherds were said to play them for leisure. There are speculations the pipes were in ancient Egypt, but no supporting evidence can prove this fact. A Hittite wall carving from around 1000 B.C. displays a bagpipe and suggests that bagpipes were used in western Asia too. The Hittites traded with Egypt so the instrument could have been passed on to them from the Egyptians. That leaves the Egyptians and the Hittites as the two possible inventors of the bagpipe. The instruments were later introduced to the Greeks who adopted them from the Romans when they conquered Greece. The Roman Emperor Nero was fond of playing the bagpipe. The English admired the instrument greatly and so they, too, adopted them. The bagpipes became popular in Britain after the Roman invasion in the 5th century. The instruments became more popular in England than in any other part of the world. Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Lancashire produced noteworthy pipers, and areas such as Cornwall, Northumberland, Lancashire, and Lincolnshire made their own types of bagpipes. The first reference to the Scottish Highland bagpipes is from French history that mentions their use at the Battle of Pinkie in 1547. By the 18th century, they had become an icon of Scottish national identity. The military began using the instrument and accompanied it with drums. Bagpipes were for communication during battles to signal movements, attacks, and retreats. They were also played before a battle to inspire the army. When the Scottish uprising of 1745 failed, military training was banned, and bagpipes were no longer used for war. However, they were kept for other uses. There are many types of bagpipes today. The most popular bagpipe is Scotland's Great Highland bagpipe. On Bagpipe Appreciation Day, we celebrate all variations of bagpipes and their contribution to culture and music. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-old-time-radio-scifi-paranormal-megaset-dual-layer-mp3-dv3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Macbeth (1981) Lincoln Center Theater Company DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27: National Sleepy Head Day: -- This quirky Finnish tradition began in the medieval period to wash off the evil of laziness. It is better to abandon your bed as soon as possible and positively before 7 a.m on this day. If you are the last one to awake today, there is a chance that your friends or family will drench you in bed with a bucket of water or fling you into a lake, pool, or ocean. If you have an understanding bunch, ask them to fling you in a bathtub full of bubbly water with essential oils, while they are at it; you will end up smelling nice and helping your skin (just saying!) Folklore, dating back to 250 A.D., holds the origin of this day. During the rule of King Decius, seven people escaped to the outskirts of the city of Ephesus while running away from impending persecution. There they hid inside a cage. When King Decius discovered this, he ordered the mouth of the cave to be sealed. The seven men fell asleep in this cage. The cave was opened after 200 years to discover seven men still sleeping in the cave. This legend is called the 'Seven Sleepers of Ephesus.' It is believed that the person that sleeps until late on this day will have an unproductive year. In the olden days, the last one to wake up was touted as the laziest person in the house. They were often woken up by splashing water. An informal celebration occurs at the event of National Sleepy Head Day. Naantali, a city in Finland, celebrates the day by throwing a celebrity off the docks. The identity of the chosen sleeper is kept a secret until the last moment. Also, a sleeper should have contributed to the welfare of the city to be honored with the splash. Many artists, actors, writers, and politicians have taken the plunge. Every mayor of the city has made it to the docks at least once. From a political perspective, it aims to symbolize the washing away of corruption and inactivity. People of all ages celebrate until evening with traditional Finnish activities. ========= ( #JCKaelin here: note the eerie connection between the legend of "The Seven Sleepers Of Ephesus" commemorated on Finland's National Sleepy Head Day and "The Battle Of The Seven Sleepers" that occurred on this date in 1054! ) ========= July 27, 1054: Battles Between England And Scotland: Siward, Earl Of Northumbria's Campaign Against Macbeth: The Battle Of Dunsinane (The Battle Of The Seven Sleepers): -- The forces led by Siward, Earl of Northumbria and Malcolm Canmore, claimant to the Scottish throne which Macbeth had gained after killing Malcolm's father, Duncan I of Scotland, at the Battle of Pitgaveny in 1040, engage in battle with Macbeth, King of Scotland, to obtain the Scottish throne for Malcolm in Perthshire (County of Perth), Scotland, traditionally on Dunsinane Hill, mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth in hisvision which informs him that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." The battle ended in victory for Siward and Malcolm. Following their victory, Siward returned home, leaving Malcolm in control of lands from where he was able to further challenge Macbeth. Macbeth would later be killed during the battle of Lumphanan in 1057 while fighting against Malcolm. While Macbeth's stepson Lulach was initially made king, he would also fall in battle against Malcolm and in 1058 Malcolm was crowned Malcolm III of Scotland. Macbeth (Medieval Gaelic: Mac Bethad mac Findlaich; Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh; English: Macbeth son of Findlay, nicknamed Ri Deircc, "the Red King") (c.?1005 - August 15, 1057) was King of Scots from 1040 until his death. He ruled over only a portion of present-day Scotland. Little is known about Macbeth's early life, although he was the son of Findlaech of Moray and may have been a grandson of Malcolm II. He became Mormaer of Moray - a semi-autonomous lordship - in 1032, and was probably responsible for the death of the previous mormaer, Gille Coemgain. He subsequently married Gille Coemgain's widow, Gruoch, although they had no children together. In 1040, Duncan I launched an attack into Moray and was killed in action by Macbeth's troops. Macbeth succeeded him as King of Alba, apparently with little opposition. His 17-year reign was mostly peaceful, although in 1054 he was faced with an English invasion, led by Siward, Earl of Northumbria, on behalf of Edward the Confessor. Macbeth was killed at the Battle of Lumphanan in 1057 by forces loyal to the future Malcolm III. He was buried on Iona, the traditional resting place of Scottish kings.Macbeth was initially succeeded by his stepson Lulach, but Lulach ruled for only a few months before also being killed by Malcolm III, whose descendants would rule Scotland until the late 13th century. Macbeth is today best known as the main character of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth and the many works it has inspired. However, Shakespeare's Macbeth is based on Holinshed's Chronicles (published in 1577) and is not historically accurate. https://store.earthstation1.com/macbeth-1981-2-dvds-shakespeare-lincoln-center-theater-co19812.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: America Held Hostage: As It Happened The Iran Hostage Crisis MP4 DVD
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1980: #DOTD: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, also known as Mohammad Reza Shah, last Shah (King) of Iran from September 16, 1941 until his overthrow during The Iranian Revolution on February 11, 1979, second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi who due to his status as the last Shah of Iran is often known as simply "The Shah" (b. October 26, 1919) #dies in exile in Cairo, Egypt at 9:15 AM aged 60 from complications of a splenectomy, the surgical partial or complete removal of the spleen, performed by the emininent surgeon Michael DeBakey, who though world-renowned in his field, was limited in his experience performing this surgery. When the splenectomy was being performed, the tail of the pancreas was injured. This led to infection and the subsequent death of the Shah in the following days. The Shah was asked to describe in his hospital bed his feelings for Iran and its people and to define the country. The Shah, a fervent nationalist, responded "Iran is Iran." After pausing for minutes, he said "Its land, people, and history," and "Every Iranian has to love it." He continued on to repeat "Iran is Iran" over and over. Shortly after, the Shah slipped into a coma and died. He kept a bag of Iranian soil under his death bed. Egyptian President Sadat gave the Shah a state funeral; having faced likely execution in Iran, Anwar Sadat had granted The Shah asylum in Egypt. In addition to members of the Pahlavi family, Anwar Sadat, Richard Nixon and Constantine II of Greece attended the funeral ceremony in Cairo. Mohammad Reza Shah is buried in the Al Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo, a mosque of great symbolic importance. Also buried there is Farouk of Egypt, Mohammad Reza Shah's former brother-in-law. The tombs lie to the left of the entrance. Years earlier, his father and predecessor, Reza Shah, had also initially been buried at the Al Rifa'i Mosque. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was born in Tehran to Reza Khan (later Reza Shah Pahlavi) and his second wife, Tadj ol-Molouk. As Mohammad Reza Shah, he took the title Shahanshah ("King of Kings") on October 26, 1967; he held several other titles, including that of Aryamehr ("Light of the Aryans") and Bozorg Arteshtaran ("Commander-in-Chief"). His dream of what he referred to as a "Great Civilisation" in Iran led to a rapid industrial and military modernisation, as well as economic and social reforms. Mohammad Reza came to power during World War II after the 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion codenamed Operation Countenance forced the abdication of his father, Reza Shah Pahlavi. During Mohammad Reza's reign, the British owned oil industry was briefly nationalised, under Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, until a UK and US -backed coup deposed Mosaddegh and brought back foreign oil firms under the Consortium Agreement of 1954. Under Mohammad Reza's reign, Iran marked the anniversary of 2,500 years of continuous Persian monarchy since the founding of the Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great - concurrent with this celebration, Mohammad Reza changed the benchmark of the Iranian calendar from the hegira to the beginning of the First Persian Empire, measured from Cyrus the Great's coronation. Mohammad Reza also introduced the White Revolution, a series of economic, social and political reforms with the proclaimed intention of transforming Iran into a global power and modernising the nation by nationalising certain industries and granting women suffrage. Mohammad Reza gradually lost support from the Shi'a clergy of Iran as well as the working class, particularly due to his strong policy of modernisation, lsecularity, conflict with the traditional class of wealthy merchants known as bazaaris, relations with Israel, and corruption issues surrounding himself and the royal family, and the ruling elite. Various additional controversial policies were enacted, including the banning of Communism and Marxism-Leninism including the Tudeh Party and a general suppression of political dissent by Iran's intelligence agency, SAVAK. According to official statistics, Iran had as many as 2,200 political prisoners in 1978, a number which multiplied rapidly as a result of the revolution. Several other factors contributed to strong opposition to the Shah amongst certain groups within Iran, the most significant of which were US and UK support for his regime, and clashes with leftists and Islamists. By 1979, political unrest had transformed into a revolution which, on 17 January, forced him to leave Iran. Soon thereafter, the Iranian monarchy was formally abolished, and Iran was declared an Islamic republic led by Ruhollah Khomeini (known in the West as Ayatollah Khomeini). https://store.earthstation1.com/america-held-hostage-as-it-happened-the-iran-hostage-crisis-mp4-dv4.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: 1960 Democratic & Republican National Conventions DVD MP4 USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 25-28, 1960: Elections: Elections In The United States: The 1960 United States Presidential Election: The 1960 United States Republican National Convention: -- The 1960 Republican National Convention continues in Chicago, Illinois, running from July 25 to July 28, 1960 at the International Amphitheatre. It was the 14th and most recent time overall that Chicago hosted the Republican National Convention, more times than any other city. The convention nominated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for president and former Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. of Massachusetts for vice president. https://store.earthstation1.com/1960-democratic-and-republican-national-conventions1960.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Bloopers: Radio & TV Outtakes CD, MP3 Audio Download, USB Flash Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 2013: #DOTD: #RIP: Herb Kaplow, American radio and television news correspondent (b. February 2: 1927) #dies of a stroke in Arlington, Virginia, at the age of 86, after spending an undisclosed amount of time in an assisted living facility, battling dementia, which affected his ability to speak. He is buried in King David Memorial Garden in Idylwood, Virginia. Herb Kaplow was born Herbert Elias Kaplow in Manhattan, New York City to Jewish immigrants from Europe. His main focus was reporting out of Washington, D.C., covering presidential campaigns and those who were elected. He was raised in Queens and attended Queens College, before being drafted into the United States Army. He was later assigned to the Armed Forces Radio Service, where he read scripts covering the Nuremberg Trials as well as covered a Wimbledon tennis championship. After his military discharge, he returned to get a degree in history at Queens College. He went on to earn a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, after a two-year radio announcer job at WCTC in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After obtaining his degree, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work for NBC's radio affiliate WRC, before taking an editing job on the network's News of the World program. A few years later, he became an NBC news correspondent for radio and television. In 1968, he became a White House correspondent. In 1972, he switched to ABC News, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. During his four decades of covering news stories, which included 10 presidential campaigns and 19 nominating conventions, Kaplow also reported on major events of the civil rights movement from the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling to desegregate schools to the Freedom Riders's struggle to integrate buses in the early 1960s. Kaplow also covered NASA's Project Mercury. He covered the Cuban Revolution that culminated in the victory of communists led by Fidel Castro in 1959. After the failed 1961 Bay Of Pigs Invasion of Cuba by American-backed Cuban exiles, Kaplow was the first American reporter to interview Castro. Kaplow also covered Richard Nixon from 1958 to 1968. This kept Nixon in the public eye, which historian Erik Barnouw believed helped Nixon win the 1968 presidential nomination. After retiring in 1994, Kaplow lived in Falls Church, Virginia, with his wife, Betty. They had three sons: Steven, Bobby and Larry. https://store.earthstation1.com/bloopers-outtakes-and-offmoments-radio-and-tv-madness-mp3-c3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Automobile Accident & Drivers Education Films DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1963: #DOTD: #RIP: Garrett Morgan, African American inventor, businessman, and community leader (b. March 4, 1877) #dies in Cleveland, Ohio, aged 86. He is buried at the Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Garrett Morgan was born Garrett Augustus Morgan in Claysville, Bourbon County, Kentucky. His most notable inventions were the three-position traffic signal still in use today; the smoke hood, the first gas mask, the latter notably used in the 1916 Lake Erie Tunnel Construction Disaster Rescue, four miles out from Cleveland, Ohio; and a chemical hair-processing and straightening solution. He created a successful company based on his hair product inventions along with a complete line of haircare products. He became involved in the civic and political advancement of African Americans, especially in and around Cleveland, Ohio. The first American-made automobiles were introduced to consumers just before the turn of the twentieth century. At the time, pedestrians, bicycles, animal-drawn wagons and motor vehicles all had to share the same roads. To deal with the growing problem of traffic accidents, a number of different versions of traffic signaling devices began to be developed simultaneously, starting around 1913. Detroit Police Officer William Potts invented the modern-day traffic light in 1920, however it only had two positions. Garret Morgan, having witnessed an accident at an intersection, filed a patent for a traffic control device which also had a third "warning" position two years later, in 1922. The patent was granted in 1923. There were several other such three position systems invented prior to Morgan's, some of which had audible warnings, but it is the Morgan traffic light that proved to be the best, and the one that we continue to use today. On July 25, 1916, Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescued six people from a gas-filled tunnel beneath Lake Erie, four miles out from Cleveland, Ohio. The day prior, on July 24, 1916, a construction crew working on the construction of the tunnel stumbled across a natural gas pocket, causing a sudden explosion in the middle of the night which killed, injured, and buried several workers. As the gas filled the tunnel, the initial rescuers succumbed to the toxic fumes and their fate below ground. Ten of them died. The Cleveland police department rang on Garrett Augustus Morgan, "the inventor of Harlem Avenue." Known for his multiple inventions, he was called up near four in the morning, urged to bring as many of his recently patented "safety hoods" as possible. Morgan's safety hoods covered the entire face and connected to long, filtered tubes that dangled low near the ground. As hot smoke and fumes rose in the air, cleaner air below could be breathed more safely-and filtered more effectively-through the mask's tubes. Garrett Morgan called his brother, Frank, and with his neighbor William Roots and other volunteers, loaded his car with 20 of his helmets and rushed to the scene. Garrett, Frank, and two volunteers descended to retrieve the fallen rescuers: although ten had already died, they carried out the rest. Having demonstrated the effectiveness of the hood, the rescue began in earnest. Throughout the night and early morning, rescuers, now donned in Morgan's protective equipment, dug out the remaining survivors of the explosion. Garrett Morgan's safety hood was later refined during WWI, in conjunction with other designs, to create a similar device for which he is generally credited: the gas mask. https://store.earthstation1.com/automobile-accident-and-drivers-ed-films-3-dual-layer-dvd-se3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Call To Glory: Chennault And The Flying Tigers DVD, Download, USB
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1958: #DOTD: #RIP! Claire Chennault, American general and military aviator, best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic Of China Air Force in World War II (b. September 6, 1893) #dies at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans of carcinoma (cancer) in his left lung, aged 67. He and his wife Anna Chan Chennault are interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Claire Chennault was born Claire Lee Chennault , generally said to have been in Commerce, Texas, although there is no documentary proof of his birthdate or place of birth. For most of his life, he gave 1890 as his birth year, but his widow corrected that to 1893 after his death. His parents were John Stonewall Jackson Chennault and Jessie (nee Lee) Chennaurlt. His surname is of French origin; the French pronunciation is "Shen-oh", but his family pronounced it "Shen-awlt". Claire Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937, and went to work as an aviation adviser and trainer in China. Starting in early 1941, Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group (nicknamed Flying Tigers). One mission which never came to fruition was the bombing of Japanese cities; the bombers did not arrive before Pearl Harbor. (B-29's started bombing from China in 1944, but they were not under Chennault's command.) He headed both the volunteer group and the uniformed U.S. Army Air Forces units that replaced it in 1942. General Chennault opened up a brothel in Guilin, Guangxi, North East China for the use of his pilots, and he recruited English-speaking prostitutes from Hong Kong who fled to the inland of China to escape the Japanese. He argued that his men needed sex and it was better to have his "boys" visit a brothel that was regularly inspected to reduce venereal diseases. Chennault felt his men were going to visit brothels, regardless of what the rules said, and that was better to have them visit a brothel whose women were inspected for venereal diseases than one that was not since a man in the hospital for a venereal disease was one less man who could participate in the war. Chennault feuded constantly with General Joseph Stilwell, the U.S. Army commander in China, and helped China's leader Chiang Kai-shek to convince President Roosevelt to remove Stilwell in 1944. The China-Burma-India theater was strategically essential in order to fix many vital elements of the Imperial Japanese Army on the Chinese mainland to limit their use against Allied forces advancing towards Japan in the two Pacific campaigns. General Stilwell was enraged when he heard about Chennault's brothel and promptly had it shut down by saying it was disgraceful that an officer of the US Army Air Force would open such an establishment. Operating this establishment was one of the likely reasons that General Chennault was unceremoniously replaced as commander of the U.S. 14th Air Force by Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer in June 1945, mere weeks before final victory against Japan, and disallowed from attending the Japanese surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri, a victory for which he did so much and was in the vanguard of bringing about. Following the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Chennault retired from the Army Air Forces on October 31, 1945. British Field Marshal Alan Brooke, who met both Stillwell and Chennault in late 1943, wrote that Stillwell was a "hopeless crank with no vision" and Chennault was "a very gallant airman with a limited brain." Chennault's surname is of French origin (The family name is French). Claire Lee Chennault was a French-American by ancestry. Chennault is often pronounced as "Shen-O"; however, his American family pronounced the surname as "Shen-Awlt". https://store.earthstation1.com/the-call-to-glory-chennault-and-the-flying-tigers-dvd-wwii.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Bob Hope Shows: Radio & USO Stage MP3 DVD Download USB Flash Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 2003: #DOTD: #RIP: Bob Hope, English-American boxer, comedian, stand-up comedian,vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, author and star of stage, screen and radio (b. May 29, 1903) #dies of pneumonia at the age of 100 in his Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles, California. He is buried at Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in the Eltham district of southeast London (now part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich), in a terraced house on Craigton Road in Well Hall, where there is now a blue plaque in his memory. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven "Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope's top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. After a brief career as a boxer in the late 1910s, he began his career in show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit, before acting on Broadway. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. He helped establish modern American stand-up comedy. Between 1941 and 1991, Hope made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining active duty American military personnel around the world. Bob Hope performed his first USO show at California's March Field on May 6, 1941. Celebrated for his long career performing USO shows , Hope was declared an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces in 1997 by act of the Congress. He also appeared in numerous television specials for NBC during his career and was one of the first users of cue cards. Hope retired from public life in 1997. https://store.earthstation1.com/bob-hope-shows-radio-amp-uso-stage-mp3-dvd-download-usb-flash-driv3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years TV Series DVD, MP4, USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1942: The European Civil War: World War II: The Second European War (The European Theater Of World War II): The North African Campaign: The Western Desert Campaign (The Desert War): The Battles Of El Alamein: The The First Battle Of El Alamein: -- Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt. The First Battle Of El Alamein (July 1-27, 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) (also known as the Afrika Korps) commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel nicknamed "The Desert Fox" and Allied (British Imperial and Commonwealth) forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the Eighth Army, commanded by General Claude Auchinleck. The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt. It was not until the Second Battle Of El Alamein of October 23 - November 4, 1942 that the British were able to obtain an offensive victory in the North African Campaign. https://store.earthstation1.com/winston-churchill-the-valiant-years-dvd-set-all-26-shows-7-d267.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Archival Cartoon Classics #4 Cartoon Menagerie! MP4 Video Download DVD
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1934: Aesthetics: Performing Arts: Premieres: Animation Premieres: American Animation Premieres: Cartoon Premieres: American Cartoon Premieres: -- The first Rainbow Parade cartoon, a series of 26 animated shorts produced by Van Beuren Studios and distributed to theaters by RKO between 1934 and 1936, premieres when "Pastry Town Wedding" is released to theaters. Rainbow Parade was the only all-color series produced by Van Beuren, and the final series of the studio. Many of the Rainbow Parade cartoons were one-shot stories with no recurring characters, but several of the films featured Parrotville Parrots, Molly Moo-Cow, Toonerville Folks, and Felix the Cat. This series was purchased by Commonwealth Pictures in 1941 and was later syndicated for television, sometimes under the name Kolor Kartoons. The first 13 cartoons in the series were all produced in two-strip Cinecolor. Starting with 'Molly Moo and the Butterflies', the remainder of the series was produced in three-strip Technicolor. On October 2, 1936, the 26th and last cartoon of the series, "Toonerville Picnic", was released. https://store.earthstation1.com/archival-cartoon-classics-4-cartoon-menagerie-mp4-video-download-d44.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Memphis Belle (1944) + 3 Bonus Features DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1981: #DOTD: #RIP: William Wyler, French-American soldier, film director, producer, and screenwriter whose notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all of which won Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best Picture in their respective years, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners as of 2018, and who as major in the United States Army Air Forces directed the documentaries The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) about a Boeing B-17 and its U.S. Army Air Force crew, and Thunderbolt! (1947), highlighting a P-47 fighter-bomber squadron in the Mediterranean theater (b. July 1, 1902) #dies of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in Glendale, California. He was born into a Jewish family in Mulhouse, Alsace, German Empire (present-day France). Wyler filmed The Memphis Belle at great personal risk, flying over enemy territory on actual bombing missions in 1943; on one flight, Wyler lost consciousness from lack of oxygen. Wyler's associate, cinematographer Harold J. Tannenbaum, a First Lieutenant, was shot down and perished during the filming. Wyler received his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor, "sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness.". Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist", whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance, "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box-office and critical successes made him one of "Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers" during the 1930s and 1940s and into the 60's. Through his talent for staging, editing, and camera movement, he turned dynamic theatrical spaces into cinematic ones. He helped propel a number of actors to stardom, finding and directing Audrey Hepburn in her Hollywood debut film, Roman Holiday (1953), and directing Barbra Streisand in her debut film, Funny Girl (1968). Both of these performances won Academy Awards. He directed Olivia de Havilland to her second Oscar in The Heiress (1949) and Laurence Olivier in Wuthering Heights (1939), for his first Oscar nomination. Olivier credited Wyler with teaching him how to act for the screen. And Bette Davis, who received three Oscar nominations under his direction and won her second Oscar in Jezebel (1938), said Wyler made her a "far, far better actress" than she had ever been. Other popular Wyler films include: Hell's Heroes (1930), Dodsworth (1936), The Westerner (1940), The Letter (1940), Friendly Persuasion (1956), The Big Country (1958), The Children's Hour (1961) and How to Steal a Million (1966). https://store.earthstation1.com/the-memphis-belle-1944-dvd-william-wyler--2-bonus-fea19442.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: The Nat King Cole Show 1956-1957 TV Series MP4 Video Download DVD Set
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 2012: #DOTD: #RIP: Tony Martin, American actor and popular singer whose career spanned over seven decades, and he scored dozens of hits between the late-1930s and mid-1950s with songs such as "Walk Hand in Hand" and "Stranger in Paradise" (b. December 25, 1913) #dies in the evening of of natural causes in Los Angeles, California,, aged 98. Martin is buried at the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. Tony Martin was born Alvin Morris in San Francisco, California into a Jewish family, the son of Hattie (nee Smith) and Edward Clarence Morris, both of whose parents had emigrated from Eastern Europe. He was married to actress and dancer Cyd Charisse for 60 years until her death in 2008. https://store.earthstation1.com/the-nat-king-cole-show-dvd-set-2-discs-classic-music-t2.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: Command Performance WWII Old Time Radio Series MP3 DVD, Download, USB
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27, 1999: #DOTD: #RIP: Harry Edison, nicknamed "Sweets" Edison by "The Prez" Lester Young, African American jazz trumpeter who became famous as a soloist and occasional composer/arranger for The Count Basie Orchestra from 1937 to 1950, and for appearing with them in the 1944 film "Jammin' The Blues", renowned for his important contributions as a Hollywood studio musician, whose muted trumpet can be heard backing singers, most notably Frank Sinatra (b. October 10, 1915) #dies of prostate cancer at his home in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 83. He is buried at Glen Rest Memorial Estate cemetary in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Harry "Sweets" Edison was born in Columbus, Ohio, and spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, being introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of twelve, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland. Afterwards, he played with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Lucky Millinder. In 1937, he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His colleagues included Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Buddy Tate, Freddie Green, Jo Jones, and other original members of that famous band. Speaking in 1956 with Down Beat's Don Freeman, Edison explained the origin of his nickname: "Well, this happened one day in March back in '37. All of us in the Basie band were sitting around the lobby of the Woodside Hotel in New York. It was snowing outside, and we were waiting for the bus to go on a tour of one-nighters. We were all like brothers in that band. I was kind of the baby of the band and took a lot of the ribbing. So this time Lester Young was joshing me about my 'sweet' style and he said: 'We're going to call you "Sweetie Pie."' They did, too, for a few months. Then they shortened it to 'Sweets.' The nickname has kind of lasted a long time." When the Basie band was temporarily disbanded in 1950, Edison pursued a varied career as leader of his own groups, traveling with Jazz At The Philharmonic and freelancing with other orchestras. In the early 1950s, he settled on the West Coast and became a highly sought-after studio musician, making important contributions to recordings by such artists as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Billy Daniels, Margaret Whiting, Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald. He worked closely with the arranger Nelson Riddle, who gave Edison a microphone that was separate from the rest of the trumpet section. He made use of a Harmon mute to improvise his solos and obbligatos. In 1956, he recorded the first of three albums with Ben Webster. Edison continued to work in the 1960s and 1970s in many orchestras on television shows, including Hollywood Palace and The Leslie Uggams Show, specials with Frank Sinatra; and prominently featured on the sound track and in the sound track album of the film Lady Sings the Blues. Beginning in 1973, Edison acted as Musical Director for Redd Foxx on theatre dates, at concerts, and in Las Vegas. He appeared frequently in Europe and Japan until shortly before his death. As the Los Angeles Jazz Society first Tribute Honoree, "Sweets" will always have a special place in the hearts of jazz fans. https://store.earthstation1.com/command-performance-in-world-war-ii-radio-broadcasts-mp3-c3.html

Today's EarthStation1.com #OnThisDay Commemorative Memorial Title: TV Toy Commercials: The Classics 1950s-60s DVD, Download, USB Drive
Today, July 27, 2026
July 27: Barbie-In-A-Blender Day: -- The day was started by Free Culture, now renamed Students For a Free Culture., to show their support for photographer and artist Tom Forsythe, who published Barbie doll images near and inside a blender. His mission was to criticize consumer culture and the objectification of women through the photos. The Mattel company filed a case against him for publishing the images, claiming copyright infringement. In 2004, Forsythe won the case and received 1.8M USD in compensation. Barbie-in-a-Blender Day was then created to celebrate his efforts and to promote the importance of free artistic expression. The day is best spent by understanding the concepts of freedom of expression and why it is important. We can also take the name of the day literally and have some crazy fun on the occasion. Many of us have played with a Barbie doll at least once in our life. Barbie is one of the most famous toys in the world, and kids love toys. But the toys before Barbie lacked the imagination needed to capture the attention of kids. Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, created the doll. She used a German doll called Bild Lilli as the inspiration for her creation. Mattel, Inc. then launched the Barbie doll in 1959. Barbie was created to inspire young girls to achieve their dreams and to empower them. Barbie has donned several roles over the years. She has become an astronaut, president, engineer, zoologist, etc. In a short time, Barbie has become an influential and highly successful toy brand. Toys are also a subject matter of controversy and debate. Barbie's shape is often bashed as it might influence young girls and result in less than healthy weight loss. Tom Forsythe, a photographer, once published Barbie doll images near and inside a blender. His mission was to criticize consumer culture and the objectification of women through the photos. But the Mattel company filed a case against him for publishing the images, claiming copyright infringement. In 2004, Forsythe won the case and received 1.8M USD in compensation. Barbie-in-a-Blender Day was then created to celebrate his efforts and to promote the importance of free artistic expression. https://store.earthstation1.com/tv-toy-commercials-the-classics-dvd.html