27 May in History

893 A.D.--Simeon I is crowned the first emperor of Bulgaria.

927--The Battle of the Bosnian Highlands.  The Croatian army, under King Tomislav, defeats the Bulgarian army.

1153--Malcom IV becomes King of Scotland.

1328--Philip VI becomes King of France.

1703--Czar Peter I the Great Romanov founds the city of St. Petersburg.

1813--In the war of 1812, American forces in Canada capture Fort George.

1860--Giuseppe Garibaldi attacks Palermo, Sicily in his effort to unify Italy.

1863--The War Between the States.  The Siege of Port Hudson begins.

1883--Alexander III Romanov is crowned Tsar of All the Russias.

1905--Russo-Japanese War.  The Russian Far East Fleet is defeated by the Japanese in The Battle of the Tsushima Straits.

1927--The Ford Motor Company ceases production of the Model T.

1930--The Chrysler Building (1,046 ft.) opens to the public in New York City.

1937--The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to traffic.

1941--The German battleship, KMS Bismarck is sunk.

1958--The McDonnell F-4 Phantom II makes its first flight.

1967--The aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched.