August 27 is:
Global Forgiveness Day, sometimes celebrated July 7th.
National Pots de Creme Day
Pot de crème is a loose French dessert custard dating to the 17th century.
The name means “pot of custard” or “pot of creme”, which also refers to the porcelain cups in which the dessert is served.
Just Because Day – Finally, you have a chance to do something without a rhyme or reason. Most often in life, we do things because we have to, or it’s expected of us. None of those reasons apply today.
Anniversary of the death of Titian (August 27, 1576), Italian painter famous for “The Assumption of the Virgin”. For more samples of Titian’s works, see Wikiart.
1776 – Battle of Long Island: in what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeated Americans under General George Washington.
1859 – Petroleum was discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania, leading to the world’s first commercially successful oil well. The first oil millionaire was Jonathan Watson, a resident of Titusville. He owned the land where Col. Edwin L. Drake’s (of Seneca Oil Company) well was drilled. He had been a partner in a lumber business prior to the success of the Drake well. At one time it was said that Titusville had more millionaires per 1,000 population than anywhere else in the world.
Birthday of Lyndon B Johnson (August 27, 1908), 36th President of the United States. According to FunFacts.com:
- Johnson was the only president to take Oath of Office on an airplane from a woman.
- Almost every family member’s name was initialed LBJ-Lyndon Baines,Lady Bird,Lynda Bird,and Luci Baines.
- LBJ was the youngest senate majority leader.
- Johnson had loved the soda Fresca that a fountain was installed in the Oval Office that would dispense it.
- He was named after W.C. Linden,a lawyer and a family friend.
- His favorite foods were canned green peas and tapioca.
- LBJ died one mile from the house he was born in.
- He rejected his portrait,saying that it was “the ugliest thing he ever saw.”
- He and his wife were married with a $2.50 wedding ring bought at Sears.
- During the 1964 election LBJ had lead with the most electoral votes(486) until Ronald Reagan(525).
The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war was signed by the first 15 nations to do so in 1928. Ultimately sixty-one nations would sign it.
1964 – The Walt Disney musical film Mary Poppins was released.
August 27, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States.