On March 27th in U S Political History
On March 27th in 1794 The US Congress approved "An Act to provide a Naval Armament" of six armed ships.
On March 27th in 1814 General Jackson led U.S. soldiers who killed 700 Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend, La. (actually in Northern Alabama) Jackson lost 49 men.
On March 27th in 1835 The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad.
On March 27th in 1841 The first U.S. steam fire engine was tested in New York City.
On March 27th in 1863 Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis called for this to be a day of fasting and prayer.
On March 27th in 1866 President Andrew Johnson vetoed the civil rights bill, which later became the 14th amendment.
On March 27th in 1912 The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, were planted in Washington, D.C. First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshina cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in celebration of a gift, by the Japanese government, of 3,020 trees to the US government for planting along Washington's Potomac River.
On March 27th in 1928 The U.S. accepted the new oil-land laws enacted by Mexico, ending a long-standing dispute between Mexico and the United States.
On March 27th in 1814 General Jackson led U.S. soldiers who killed 700 Creek Indians at Horseshoe Bend, La. (actually in Northern Alabama) Jackson lost 49 men.
On March 27th in 1835 The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad.
On March 27th in 1841 The first U.S. steam fire engine was tested in New York City.
On March 27th in 1863 Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis called for this to be a day of fasting and prayer.
On March 27th in 1866 President Andrew Johnson vetoed the civil rights bill, which later became the 14th amendment.
On March 27th in 1912 The first cherry blossom trees, a gift from Japan, were planted in Washington, D.C. First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, planted two Yoshina cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in celebration of a gift, by the Japanese government, of 3,020 trees to the US government for planting along Washington's Potomac River.
On March 27th in 1928 The U.S. accepted the new oil-land laws enacted by Mexico, ending a long-standing dispute between Mexico and the United States.
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