History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman” 1952–2023) ; George W. Bailey–79 Barbara Goldbach–76 Peter Storm–70 Diana Scarwid–68 Thomas “Tom” Ford–62 Vic Mignogna–61 “Downtown” Julie Brown–60 Sarah Chalke–47 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–44 Patrick J. Adams–42 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft