What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
03/27/1813	Nathaniel Currier, lithographer (of Currier & Ives)
03/27/1863	Sir Henry Royce, one of the founders of Rolls-Royce.
EVENTS
03/27/1512	Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sights Florida.
03/27/1625	Charles I King of England Scotland & Ireland ascends to throne
03/27/1794	The US Navy is founded. Anchors Aweigh!
03/27/1802	Asteroid Pallas discovered by Heinrich Olbers
03/27/1807	Asteroid Vesta discovered by Olbers
03/27/1836	First Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio.
03/27/1855	Abraham Gesner receives a patent for kerosene
03/27/1860	ML Byrn patents the corkscrew. Bless you sir!
03/27/1933	US Farm Credit Administration authorized.
03/27/1964	Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale.
03/27/1968	SF Japanese Trade and Cultural Center (Japan Center) dedicated.
03/27/1972	Soviet spacecraft Venera 8 launched to Venus
03/27/1980	Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years

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