History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–74 Barbara Goldbach–71 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–66 Peter Storm–65 Diana Scarwid–63 “Downtown” Julie Brown–59 Thomas “Tom” Ford–57 Sarah Chalke–42 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–39 Patrick J. Adams–37 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world’s first jet aircraft