History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–77 Barbara Goldbach–74 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–69 Peter Storm–68 Diana Scarwid–66 Thomas “Tom” Ford–60 Vic Mignogna–59 “Downtown” Julie Brown–58 Sarah Chalke–45 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–42 Patrick J. Adams–40 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft