WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO OCTOBER 1927
Find out what all happened August to October 1927

Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore. (4. October 1927)

Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?" (27. August 1927)

The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. (1. August 1927)

The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air. (18. September 1927)

Nikola Tesla introduces six new inventions including a motor with onephase electricity (22. October 1927)

The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. (7. August 1927)

Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent talking movie. (6. October 1927)

Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season. (30. September 1927)

Italian Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial. (23. August 1927)

The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures. (5. September 1927)

Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney. (22. September 1927)

Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union. (19. August 1927)

The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth. (7. September 1927)

The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear. (16. August 1927)

The predecessor to the Philippine Stock Exchange opens. (8. August 1927)