History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–75 Barbara Goldbach–72 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–67 Peter Storm–66 Diana Scarwid–64 Thomas “Tom” Ford–58 “Downtown” Julie Brown–56 Sarah Chalke–43 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–40 Patrick J. Adams–38 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft