History Blog

August 27

Happy Birthday RIP Lyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973) “Martha Raye”(Margaret Reed 1916–1994) ; George W. Bailey–78 Barbara Goldbach–75 Paul Rubenfeld(“PeeWee Herman”)–70 Peter Storm–69 Diana Scarwid–67 Thomas “Tom” Ford–61 Vic Mignogna–60 “Downtown” Julie Brown–59 Sarah Chalke–46 Aaron Paul Sturtevant–43 Patrick J. Adams–41 ; 1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel 178, the world’s first jet aircraft