Daily Archives: May 27, 2015

Wings release ‘Venus and Mars’ album 40 years ago today (May 27 1975)


Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Venus And Mars'

(Tuesday, May 27, 1975)“Venus and Mars” by Wings, Paul McCartney’s sixth album since the 1970 break-up of The Beatles (the fourth with his band Wings), was released in the U.S. today (released in the UK on May 30, 1975).

Supreme Court strikes down key component of FDR’s New Deal 80 years ago today (May 27 1935)


Video: 'Schechter Poultry vs US (1935): US History Review'

(Monday, May 27, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The U.S. Supreme Court today decided Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, which held the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), a major piece of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal, unconstitutional. Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down key component of FDR’s New Deal 80 years ago today (May 27 1935)