Daily Almanac for Thursday, May 27, 2021

Posted on 4 years ago by Reggie Mason

On this date in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was opened to pedestrians only. Here is the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point. 2006 photo By David Ball – Original work, CC BY 2.5, https commons.wikimedia.org

1810s

BORN 1818: AMELIA BLOOMER (REFORMER)

1830s

BORN 1837: “WILD BILL” HICKOK (FRONTIERSMAN)

1840s

DIED 1840: NICCOLÒ PAGANINI (COMPOSER)

1900s

BORN 1907: RACHEL CARSON (CONSERVATIONIST)

1910s

BORN 1912: JOHN CHEEVER (WRITER)

1930s

1937: GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO OPENED TO PEDESTRIANS ONLY

1940s

1941: GERMAN BATTLESHIP BISMARCK SUNK, WWII

1960s

1967: USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CHRISTENED BY 9-YEAR OLD CAROLINE KENNEDY

1970s

2000s

DIED 2006: PAUL GLEASON (ACTOR)

2010s

2019: THE BEN SAWYER BRIDGE IN SULLIVAN’S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, BECAME STUCK OPEN DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES

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