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27 August
Contemporary era
1928
Kellogg-Briand Pact
On 27 August 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact outlawed war.
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Contemporary era
1859
First oil well
On 27 August 1859, Edwin Drake drilled the first modern oil well in Pennsylvania.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1664
Capture of New Amsterdam
On 27 August 1664, the English seized New Amsterdam, renamed New York.
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- Encyclopaedia Nouvelle-Amsterdam (Wikipedia) Wikipedia. 4/5