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Today in History: December 27

A Look Back At Today: December 27
Charles Darwin set sail on the ship HMS Beagle
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated
“Peter Pan” opened in London.
Radio City Music Hall opened in New York
The International Monetary Fund was formally established
Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan
American naturalist Dian Fossey was murdered

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Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon as they debated campaign issues in a Chicago television studio (AP Photo)

Today in History: September 26

Today in History: September 26: In 1960 the first televised presidential debate occurred; In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia; In 1954, the Japanese commercial ferry Toya Maru sank; In 1986, Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court; In 1991, four men and four women entered the Biosphere 2; In 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

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