Daily Archives: June 27, 2014

President Richard Nixon arrives in Moscow 40 years ago today (June 27 1974)

1970s, Cold War, U.S. Presidents

(Thursday, June 27, 1974; during the Watergate scandal) — U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev vowed to seek lasting world peace as their week of summit talks began today in Moscow in an atmosphere of flag-waving, laughing conviviality.

It was Nixon’s second visit to Moscow as president (the first, in May 1972, was a first for a sitting U.S. president) (click here for video at 2:35:53).

Confederates defeat Federals in Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 150 years ago this hour (June 27 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'Civil War: Battle at Kennesaw Mountain'

(Monday, June 27, 1864, 8:00-10:45 a.m.local time; during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War) — Confederate forces repelled a frontal assault by Union troops today in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Cobb County, Georgia.