WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1927
Find out what all happened June to December 1927

The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City. (13. November 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 Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres. (24. July 1927)

Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway. (27. December 1927)

Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. (16. July 1927)

Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet. (11. December 1927)

The phrase "Grand Ole Opry" is used for the first time on-air. (10. December 1927)

Donald Bradman makes his debut in first-class cricket for New South Wales against South Australia. Batting at No. 7, he scores a century. (16. December 1927)

First test of Wallace Turnbull's controllable pitch propeller. (29. June 1927)

The Brookings Institution, one of the United States' oldest think tanks, is founded through the merger of three organizations that had been created by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings. (8. December 1927)

Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi leads a conference to discuss Japan's plans for China; later, a document detailing these plans, the "Tanaka Memorial" is leaked, although it is now considered a forgery. (27. June 1927)

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

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

Putting Pants on Philip, the first Laurel and Hardy film, is released. (3. December 1927)

Indian revolutionary Rajendra Lahiri is hanged in Gonda jail, Uttar Pradesh, India, two days before the scheduled date. (17. December 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)

Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. (2. December 1927)

The Vietnamese Nationalist Party is founded. (25. December 1927)

The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. (30. December 1927)

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