History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–76 Barbara Goldbach–73 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–68 Peter Storm–67 Diana Scarwid–65 Thomas “Tom” Ford–59 Vic Mignogna–58 “Downtown” Julie Brown–57 Sarah Chalke–44 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–41 Patrick J. Adams–39 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft