27th Of August; On This Day In History

Nurmi

1922: paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28:6).

Buhari 

1984: War against indiscipline WAI is launched by the Buhari regime in Nigeria.

Babangida

1985: General Ibrahim Babangida overgrows major general muhammadu Buhari’s regime in Nigeria.

1991: Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida creates nine states: Abia, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Kebbi, Osun, Kogi, Taraba and Yobe.

Angelina Jolie

1993: The rainbow bridge connecting Tokyo’s shibaura and the island of Odaiba is completed.

1995: Worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days.

2001: Angelina jolie is named a UNHCR goodwill ambassador at UNHCR headquarter in Geneva.

 

2006: Comair flight 5191 crashes on take off from blue grass airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for hartsfield-jackson international airport in Atlanta, Georgia killing 49 of 50 on board.

Victims of the crash

Firefighters spray foam on the site of a commercial airliner crash in the city. A Miami-bound jetliner overshot a runway and slammed to a stop on a busy street.  

Barrack Obama

2008: Barack Obama becomes the first African American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States.

Bolt

2015: 15th world championships in Athletics: Usain Bolt of Jamaica adds the men’s 200m gold to his 100m win.