History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–73 Barbara Goldbach–70 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–65 Peter Storm–64 Diana Scarwid–62 “Downtown” Julie Brown–58 Thomas “Tom” Ford–56 Sarah Chalke–41 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–38 Patrick J. Adams–36 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft